Montclair, NJ — September 23, 2025 — The Montclair Public Library (MPL), in collaboration with Seed Artists is proud to announce The Peter Bodge & Seed Artists Jazz Library, a landmark cultural resource for the community and a platform for future programming. The opening celebration will take place on Sunday, October 12, at 4:00 pm,...
MONTCLAIR, NJ (September 4, 2025) — Montclair Public Library is excited to invite community members to get creative this September for Library Card Sign-up Month by participating in a library card design contest! Whether you’re a budding artist, a graphic designer, or simply a library lover with a great idea, this is your chance to...
June is Pride Month, a month-long observance dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ pride, commemorating the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer culture and community. Pride Month is observed in June in the United States, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, a series of gay liberation protests. Montclair Public Library invites you...
Each May, hundreds of organizations and Americans of all backgrounds join together to discover, explore, and celebrate the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience from the dawn of our nation to the present day. Montclair Public Library invites you to join our first celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
What happens when a New Jersey community bands together to create artworks for public display? Find out at the Montclair Art Museum and Montclair Public Library, where new, collaborative artworks will be exhibited from mid-December 2024 through early January 2025. Fourteen volunteer art-making teams have been working since early October 2024, each team creating an...
Free community event on December 14 features music, dance, poetry, and more MONTCLAIR, NJ (December 2, 2024) — The Montclair Public Library invites the community to celebrate Kwanzaa on Saturday, December 14, with a marketplace and series of free programs. This celebration builds on the Library’s 35-year tradition of featuring Kwanzaa as the keystone of...
Event on October 25 is part of Library’s annual “Little Read” MONTCLAIR, NJ (October 21, 2024) — The Montclair Public Library invites the community to attend the 16th annual “Little Read,” a series of events in which guest readers—including Mayor Renee Baskerville on October 25—will climb into the iconic big red chair and read stories...
