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Literature and Poetry Related Events for the Week of October 6, 2025

Posted Mon, Oct 6, 2025, By Staff Writer
Are you an avid reader? Or perhaps you are a budding novelist or poet? Explore your literary side with these events related to books and poetry happening in North Jersey.
1. Connections Book Group
Date and Time Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location Hawthorne Public Library, 345 Lafayette Ave., Room A, Hawthorne, NJ, 07506  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Connections is a group of women who are retired or transitioning into retirement. We strive to provide social interactions that will offer support, educational opportunities, cultural events, community service and just plain enjoyment for our membership. It is our goal to provide opportunities to meet others with similar interests and provide activities that foster interaction with new friends.
2. Monday Afternoon Book Club
Date and Time Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location Wallington's John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, 125 Main Ave., Meeting Room, Wallington, NJ, 07057  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
For the month of October we'll be discussing the sequel novel, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano. Join us for a great discussion! Copies of the book are available for pickup at our circulation desk. New members are always welcome!
3. Books & Banter Book Club: Afternoon Meeting
Date and Time Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library, 180 Washington Avenue, All Purpose Room 2, Dumont, NJ, 07628  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
This program is for adults (18+) only.
4. NJ4S Beyond the Book a Story-based Series
Date and Time Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location Leonia Public Library, 227 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ, 07605  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us for a fun and free interactive book club where stories come to life--and so do the skills to stand up for yourself and others! Through exciting books and activities, kids will explore how to handle tough situations like bullying, make kind choices, and build stronger friendships. Each session helps kids grow their confidence, practice empathy, and learn how to create a more respectful world.
5. Ravenous Readers
Date and Time Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Location Paramus Public Library, 116 E. Century Rd, Paramus, NJ, 07652  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Mondays, 4:00-4:45pm. October 6: Doll Bones, Holly Black; November 3: The Sherlock Society, James Ponti; December 1: Control Freaks, J.E. Thomas. Grades 4-6. Join us for a book discussion and snacks.
6. Books & Banter Book Club: Evening Meeting
Date and Time Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library, 180 Washington Avenue, All Purpose Room 2, Dumont, NJ, 07628  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
This program is for adults (18+) only.
7. NEW VENUE Everything Book Club, "1984" by George Orwell
Date and Time Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM
Location Java Love, 49 Church St, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us at Java Love on Church Street in Montclair! They're partnering with us for our celebration of Banned Book Week this year. We’ll be discussing "1984," a frequently challenged classic about a doomed love affair under totalitarian government that gave rise to the term “Orwellian.” Let's revisit it together and talk about why it's still making waves.
8. Tea @ 2: The Night Watch
Date and Time Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location Glen Rock Public Library, 315 Rock Road, Quiet Room 1, Glen Rock, NJ, 07452  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us as we discuss The Night Watch by Jayne Anne Philips. Books are available at the circulation desk for checkout.
9. Middle School Book Club
Date and Time Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location Fair Lawn's Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library, 10-01 Fair Lawn Ave., Reference Room, Fair Lawn, NJ, 07410  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Students in grades 7 and 8 are invited to join Liz for a fun book discussion and games!
10. High School Book Club
Date and Time Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location Fair Lawn's Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library, 10-01 Fair Lawn Ave., Reference Room, Fair Lawn, NJ, 07410  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Students in grades 9-12 are invited to join Liz for a fun book discussion and games!
11. Adult Book Club: All the Broken Places
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location Haworth Municipal Library, 165 Stevens Place, Community/Meeting Room, Haworth, NJ, 07641  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
From the New York Times bestselling author John Boyne, a devastating, beautiful story about a woman who must confront the sins of her own terrible past, and a present in which it is never too late for bravery.
12. Book Discussion
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Tower Room, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join avid readers to discuss themes, plots and characters of selected books. Participate in the stimulating exchange of ideas, observations and reactions to the current selections.
13. JUV Book Club - Readers Club (for 3rd - 5th Grade) REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM
Location Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library, 180 Washington Avenue, All Purpose Room 1, Dumont, NJ, 07628  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us at the Library for book discussions and fun book-related crafts/games! Readers Club is for children in 3rd Grade - 5th Grade. Story Club meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from October through January.
14. Teachable Moments Book Club
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Conference Room, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
54 Miles by Leonard Pitts, Jr.
15. PARENT WORKSHOP Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga: Why They Matter, How to Read Them and What to Look For
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Auditorium, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
This workshop is intended for comics-curious readers, parents and other grown-ups. Erik Jacobson, a literacy professor and lifelong reader of comics, will lead non-comics readers in a discussion of the format. The workshop will start with a review of the ways that comics support reading and writing development more generally, and then move onto what makes comics special.
16. Friends of the Library Book Group
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 6:50 PM to 7:50 PM
Location River Vale Public Library, 412 Rivervale Road, Community Room, River Vale, NJ, 07675  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
The Friends of the River Vale Library Book Group usually meets every second Wednesday of each month at 6:50PM in the Community Room. Newcomers are always welcome!
17. Writing Club
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Allendale's Lee Memorial Library, 500 W Crescent Ave, Quilt Room, Allendale, NJ, 07401  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Do you enjoy writing, but can't find the time at home? Then join the Library's new Writing Club. We will meet in a relaxed environment to write! We will begin with a writing prompt to warm up and time will be allotted to work on projects of your choice. Feel free to share writing samples and receive feedback from others.
18. Novels at Night
Date and Time Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Upper Saddle River Public Library, 245 Lake St., Adult Solarium, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 07458  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
So Far Gone by Jess Walter
19. Shut Up & Write!® in Maplewood
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Location Perch Home, 89 Baker St., Maplewood, NJ, 07040  [View map]
Organizer Organized by Shut Up & Write!® Essex County, NJ
Join us for some focused writing time. We are a new chapter of Shut Up & Write, a global community that empowers people to overcome their procrastination, silence their inner critics, and make progress on their writing projects. All writing levels are welcome, and don’t worry—no one will see what you've written. This session is about getting your writing done and meeting other writers in your area.
20. Morning Book Club, adults
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location Tenafly Public Library, 100 Riveredge Road, Friends Room, Tenafly, NJ, 07670  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Registration is not required. Participants read the book before the meeting. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk of the library. Discussion book: The Mothers by Brit Bennett
21. A Writing Group *New start time*
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road, Community Meeting Room, West Caldwell, NJ, 07006  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us for a peer-led interactive writer's group. We will spend some time writing from prompts, stream of conscious writing and other exercises. We will then share one of these writings or something we are working on at home to receive feedback from the group. Each writer will be limited to reading 2 pages per feedback session.
22. Tween Book Club
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location Glen Rock Public Library, 315 Rock Road, Quiet Room 1, Glen Rock, NJ, 07452  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Book club for students in grades 6-8! Join us to talk about books, socialize, and enjoy snacks. This month we'll be reading Another by Paul Tremblay. Copies of each month's book will be available at the circulation desk. Register online.
23. Author Talk with MARIA MAKOWIECKA [POLISH EVENT]
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location Wallington's John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, 125 Main Ave., Wallington, NJ, 07057  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us at the Wallington Library for an engaging author talk with Maria Makowiecka, as she discusses her book From Wielick to Wola Suchożebrska: A Journey Sparked by One Question Leading to Pan Wołodyjowski and More. Discover how a single question led her on a fascinating journey through Polish history, family roots, and literary exploration. This talk will be in Polish.
24. Thursday Night Book Club - The Art Thief
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location Lodi Memorial Library, One Memorial Drive, Conference Room, Lodi, NJ, 07644  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel – 224 pages
25. 10 Years of Daring Heists and Lovable Outcasts in YA Fantasy with Leigh Bardugo
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Glen Ridge Free Public Library, 240 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge Free Public Library, Glen Ridge, NJ, 07028  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm. The complex fantasy setting, thoughtfully-structured magic system, and deliciously morally gray characters all collide in a world you won’t want to leave. Join us as we pick the brain of the New York Times bestselling author herself, celebrating the release of her Six of Crows (The Dregs Edition).
26. Teen Book Club
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location Hillsdale Public Library, 509 Hillsdale Avenue, Meeting Room, Hillsdale, NJ, 07642  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
The book to be discussed is One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
27. Silent Readers Club
Date and Time Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location Upper Saddle River Public Library, 245 Lake St., Adult Solarium, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 07458  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join our Silent Readers Club! Take the opportunity to meet new people, gather book recommendations, and (silently) read what you want in a low-key social setting! BYO book or pick one from the Library's collection and enjoy some quiet reading time. We will have time to chat and enjoy snacks at the beginning and then settle in to read. There is no assigned reading - bring whatever you enjoy.
28. Morristown Festival of Books + KidFest
Date and Time Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location 110 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 07960  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Organizer Organized by Morristown Festival of Books
The Morristown Festival of Books returns Saturday, October 11, 2025, with the free Main Festival and KidFest. More than 100 bestselling and award-winning authors will speak at five walkable venues along South Street in historic downtown Morristown. All Saturday events are free and open to the public, rain or shine.
29. Eggroll Evolution: Cookbook Swap plus Food Talk & Tasting with Dumpling Diplomacy
Date and Time Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Auditorium, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us for a flavorful Saturday at MPL's cookbook swap, where books and bites come together! Bring your gently-used cookbooks and exchange them 1-for-1 with fellow culinary enthusiasts. (Maximum of 5 books) Drop-off your cookbooks in advance at the library prior to October 11. On the day of the event, for every cookbook you’ve donated, you’ll get to choose a new one to take home!
30. Writing Your Roots: A Poetry Series Exploring Origin, Identity, and Inheritance NEW
Date and Time Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Tower Room, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
This generative poetry workshop series invites participants to explore the complex paths that brought them to the here and now: across geographies, generations, and identities. Through reflection, discussion, and writing prompts, each session will guide participants in crafting poems that trace lineage, transformation, and personal mythologies.
31. Banned Books: A Storytime for Families (ages 3-8)
Date and Time Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Green Room, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Help us wrap up banned books week by reading some challenged and banned picture books. Join us as we celebrate the freedom to read by bringing these beloved and incredibly important stories to readers of all levels in the community. Let’s put an end to censorship by celebrating the many stories, people, cultures, and perspectives that make up our diverse community!
32. Laws of Depravity by Eriq La Salle
Date and Time Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location Elitist Coffee, 154 Valley St,, South orange, NJ  [View map]
Organizer Organized by Black Literature Circle
About the book: Every ten years, a dozen clergymen are killed, brutally murdered in twisted scenes emulating the deaths of Jesus and his disciples. Now, "The Martyr Maker" has set his mark on New York City. The Laws of Depravity follows two NYPD detectives and an FBI agent as they race to catch a serial killer before he completes his last cycle of kills and disappears forever.
33. La Placita: Stories and Sounds NEW
Date and Time Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Auditorium, Montclair, NJ, 07042  [View map]
Cost Ticket price: $0
Join us for an afternoon of Spoken Word Poetry. Come hear cutting edge, authentic Latin voices organized by Matthew Maroquin, poet, writer and instructor.
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