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Add as a preferred sourceBook lovers can stock up this weekend when the Friends of the Rockaway Township Library hold their annual book sale on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rockaway Township Free Public Library’s Main Library, 61 Mount Hope Road.
The sale is set up in the downstairs meeting room, according to the library’s events calendar.
Who the Friends Are
The Friends of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library is a nonprofit volunteer group that raises money for the library. According to the library, the group underwrites children’s programs, sponsors adult programs and buys items that improve the building and its services. Membership is open to anyone who wants to help, and forms and donations are accepted at the library.
More at the Library Next Week
The Township library has several other programs on the calendar in the days after the sale:
- Meditation 101, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6 to 7:30 p.m.: Bergen County author RoseMarie Rubinetti Cappiello leads a beginner class on meditation techniques at the Main Library. Registration is required.
- The Haunted History of New Jersey, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m.: Historian Greg Caggiano presents a virtual talk on Zoom about spooky historic sites and the Jersey Devil. It is hosted by the Roxbury Library, and registration with an email address is required.
- Zoophoria’s Halloween Show, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m.: Miss Sam returns with her creepy crawly friends for a special Halloween show for children ages 5 and up at the Main Library. Registration is required, and each child must be signed up separately.
Families heading out Saturday can also make a full day of it. The Rockaway Township Halloween Spooktacular runs that evening from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Rockaway Township and Rockaway Borough are separate municipalities in Morris County. This sale is at the Township library. For questions, call the Main Library at 973-627-2344.
