Paterson Free Public Library

09/05/2026

All Paterson Free Public Library branches will be closed Saturday, September 5, and Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. 🇺🇸

📚 We’ll reopen Tuesday, September 8.

Visit our online virtual services while we’re closed!

09/03/2026

📚🎉 Congratulations to our Top Readers! These young scholars earned gift cards, gift baskets, and swag bags for reading the most books throughout the summer! 📖👏🏽

Keep reading and keep shining! 💙

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08/26/2026

🦎🐍 **Join Us This Thursday, August 27th!** 📚🎉

Celebrate our **Summer Reading Finale** with **Rizzo’s Reptiles**! Get up close with fascinating reptiles and enjoy crafts, face painting, food, ice cream, giveaways, raffles, and more!

📲 **Click the QR code to register!**

📚 **Don’t miss the fun!**

08/26/2026

Saddened by the loss of Dolly Parton, a true champion of libraries, literacy, and children. 📚💔

The Paterson Free Public Library joins countless libraries and communities in honoring her extraordinary legacy. Through her love of reading and commitment to putting books in the hands of children, Dolly touched generations of lives.

Thank you, Dolly, for being a true library champion. Your legacy will live on through every child who discovers the joy of a book. 🕊️📚

08/25/2026

🎉 Unearth a Story 2026 Summer Reading Finale! 📚🌟

Join us Thursday, August 27th at 11:00 AM as we celebrate a fun-filled summer of reading, learning, and discovery!

🦁 Rizzo’s Wildlife
🎨 Face Painting
✂️ Craft Stations
🍦 Food & Ice Cream
🎁 Giveaways & Raffles
…and MORE!

Bring the family and celebrate an unforgettable Summer Reading adventure with us! 📚☀️

08/24/2026

Paterson library will install a 24-hour self-service kiosk at Heritage, expanding book and digital access in an area without a nearby branch.

08/21/2026

Paterson Free Public Library’s Teen Room invites you to a screening of Jurassic Park (1993)! 🦖✨

Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park is a classic blockbuster for good reason. Think back to growing up in the ‘90s and seeing dinosaurs come alive on the big screen for the first time. Over 30 years later, it’s still cited as THE dinosaur movie.

This is a great opportunity for parents to share a film from their childhood and adolescence with their teens. We can’t wait to see you there!

🎥 Movie: Jurassic Park (1993)
📅 Date: Mon., Aug. 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Teen Room, Main (Danforth) Branch
🏛️ Address: 250 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07501
📞 Contact: 973-321-1223

08/21/2026

08/18/2026

A few pics of our staff curating the Summer Reading Program exhibit, **“Unearth a Story”** 📚

🌿 Ready to inspire readers all throughout the summer!

08/12/2026

Every year, we’re proud to welcome Teach For America to our library for their orientation 📚✨

These educators will be serving at College Achieve Paterson and the Community Charter School of Paterson this fall—making an impact right here in our city.

Investing in educators is investing in our future—and it all starts right here in the city at the library 💯