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Library Update Winter Themed
October 2025
Library Closings:
All Libraries: Monday, October 13th, 2025
 
The Northeast branch will also be closed Thursday, October 9th and Friday, October 10th as the
parking lot is being repaved.
 
Booktober Reading Challenge
Booktober is a fall reading challenge for all ages! It runs from October through November where
participants pick up a bookmark at their preferred branch, complete 5 of 8 listed challenges
and fill in the back of the bookmark for a chance to win some cool prizes!
 
28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival
Love films? Your vote might help one of these short films win an Oscar! 
You be the judge and join in as over 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across
six continents gather in Cinemas, Museums, Libraries, & Universities for one purpose...to view and vote on the Finalists' Films in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. Adults only. Register here.
 
 


 
You can read the Wall Street Journal online for FREE with your Warren County library card.
 
Read today’s news from The Wall Street Journal and brush up on current events.
 
The Wall Street Journal is an American online newspaper that provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance.
 

See what's happening at the library this month!
Most program registrations open two weeks before the program start date.
 
Featured Programs
Children & Families
Glow Bubble Party @ SW
Southwest Branch: Tuesday, October 28th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Pop on over to the Southwest Branch for an amazing Glow Bubble Party!
Utilizing special lighting we turn our bubbles into “liquid fireworks”!  From little bubbles to bubbles that can be as big as a school bus, we make bubble snow, bubble foam and even a “bubble bath” plus more!  Please register everyone in your group attending. ***Please note this event will be taking place outdoors. 
Tweens and Teens
Putting Local Legends in Our Poetry @ SW
Southwest Branch: Wednesday, October 16th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
New Jersey is swarming with stories of witches, ghosts, goblins, and monsters. Participants will embrace all that is strange by examining a local, legendary figure that has impacted them.
Spooky Mason Jar Luminaries @ RDG
Richard D. Gardner Branch: Thursday, October 23rd, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Lynn is back to help you paint a spooky scene on a mason jar and learn some new painting techniques! For Adults & Teens 16+. Registration required.
 Adults
 
Eric Mintel Investigates @ RDG
Richard D. Gardner Branch: Wednesday, October 1st, from 6pm-7pm
Join Eric Mintel for a night of supernatural discoveries. Eric Mintel and his Eric Mintel Investigates Paranormal Projection Room returns to the Warren County Library with an all-new show featuring chilling video clips from recent paranormal investigations. Don’t miss this thrilling deep dive into the unknown—you’re in for a spooky good time!  Please register everyone in your group who will be attending.
What Makes Magic...Magic? @ CDH
Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch: Wednesday, October 8th, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Join Bill Wisch, the only protégé of Slydini, for an intimate performance of masterful sleight of hand magic & industry anecdotes! Best suited for fans over the age of 10. Registration required.
This one-of-a-kind show is different from the typical "magic show". Listen and watch as Bill astounds with remarkable tricks while recounting unique celebrity stories and interesting situations from his fifty-three year career of traveling around the US, Canada and Europe.
Fall Cardmaking Class @ SW
Southwest Branch: Tuesday, October 21st, from 6:00pm-7:00pm 
 Using cardstock, patterned paper and rubber stamps, participants will create four fall themed greeting cards. Please register everyone participating.
Southwest Branch Friends Meeting@ SW
Southwest Branch: Tuesday, October 21st, from 1:00pm-2:00pm 
Come join the Friends of the Southwest Branch! The Friends are responsible for fundraising to provide programming and other necessities for our library. Become a Friend, and help us help you.
ABC's of Candy @ NE
Northeast Branch: Tuesday, October 21st, from 6:00pm-7:00pm
Explore the history of a variety of different candies, including some that have been around for well over 100 years. Please register everyone who will be attending.
Thank you to our Friend Groups and CDH Trustees
for sponsoring our library programs.

 
 
The Warren County Library is on Facebook and Instagram!
Go give us a follow if you haven't already!
 
We post about upcoming programs, fun behind-the-scenes of the library, and more!
 
Facebook: @Warrenlib
Instagram: @warrenlib