Paterson Free Public Library

Happy Juneteenth from Paterson Free Public Library!

The Paterson Free Public Library will be closed Friday, 6/19, for Juneteenth. We will reopen Saturday, 6/20.

“It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.” — Malcolm X

Game Day alert! 🎮🎲

The Paterson Free Public Library’s Teen Room is hosting a game day. Drop by with your friends to play classics like Uno, Monopoly, Jenga and Domino, or challenge them on the Nintendo Switch with Super Smash Bros. What are you playing first?

📍 Teen Room, Main (Danforth) Branch
🏠 250 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07501
📞 973-321-1223

June 2026 Children’s Event Calendar is here! 🎉

We have great children’s crafts, movies, and other activities to celebrate Juneteenth, Fathers Day and the major sporting events happening this month. ⭐️🎨

The 2026 World Cup kicks off this month, and the NBA season is coming to an end. Our children’s book collections include great biographies about athletes and general books about sports! Visit the library with your children and teach them about the greatest of all time in basketball and soccer. ⚽️📚🏀

The Library Outreach Team and Bookmobile were out at the Passaic County Book Festival this past weekend📚✨

Families met authors, enjoyed activities, toured the Bookmobile, kids received free books and learned about countywide library resources.

Always great bringing the library into the community! 💙

Congratulations to Library and Museum Board President Errol Kerr on being named the Paterson Education Fund’s 2026 Extra Mile Award recipient!👏🏾

This honor is well deserved! Our community is stronger because of your continued impact.✨

📚✨ Join us for the 5th Annual Passaic County Book Festival!

Enjoy story time, arts & crafts, food trucks, and fun for all ages at Weasel “Book” Park.
A perfect day for family fun—we hope to see you there! 🎉

📍 Weasel Brook Park, Clifton
🗓️ June 6, 2026
⏰: 11 AM – 4 PM

Things are looking really nice!! 👀✨

Join us **TODAY** for a special **FREE** performance of *La caída de Rafael Trujillo (The Downfall of Rafael Trujillo)* 🎭

📍 Paterson Free Public Library
📅 Saturday, May 30
🕛 12:00 PM (Noon)

Don’t miss this engaging and culturally rich theatrical experience—**FREE and open to the community!** 💫

Knitting workshop for teens at the Main Library tomorrow, May 30! Start time is 10 am.

See you there! ✨🧶

The Library Outreach Team continues to answer the call—bringing books, resources, and connections directly to our community. 📚✨

We’re proud to be a consistent partner in our the Annual Palestine Day on Palestine Way, sharing the joy of reading and access to valuable library services with residents of all ages.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and connected with us—here are a few highlights from a great day! 💚