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Special MLK Day Open Swim at Five Star Swim School Five Star Swim School- various locations - 1:00 PM
Scotch Plains Fanwood Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA - 10:00 AM Pick
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA - 10:00 AM Pick
Shake, Rattle, & Read: A Lapsit Storytime at Edison Public Library
Edison Public Library - 10:00 AM Pick
Edison Public Library - 10:00 AM Pick
Sold Out: Movie Screening of Paddington at The Cranford Theater
The Cranford Theater - 12:00 PM Pick
The Cranford Theater - 12:00 PM Pick
Bookscape Babies at Cotsen Children's Library
Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University Library - 11:00 AM Pick
Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University Library - 11:00 AM Pick
Wags & Wiggles at Animal Welfare Association
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Open House Winter Carnival at Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown
Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown - 6:00 PM
Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown - 6:00 PM
Storytime at Barnes & Noble Morris Plains
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Great Big Game Show- New Jersey
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Pixar Putt at Garden State Plaza
Garden State Plaza - various times
Garden State Plaza - various times
Play & Swim at Five Star Swim School - Eatontown - Mom's Group
Five Star Swim School - 10:00 AM
Five Star Swim School - 10:00 AM
Antique Toy Train Show at The Museum of American History
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
Great Big Game Show- New Jersey
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Antique Toy Train Show at The Museum of American History
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
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Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival
Sat Mar 29, 2025
10:00am to 3:00pm ET
Age: 2-18
Price: Free
Location:
Dutchess Community College, Falcon Hall
Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to young adult), take pictures with your favorite costumed book characters, and have fun with some hands-on activities at the Poughkeepsie Book Festival at Dutchess Community College.
Books will be available to purchase and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them.
Parking in Lot A (30 Mascot Drive) or Lot D (95 Cottage Road)
Free to attend. No registration is required.
Each child, 17 and under, will receive one FREE BOOK VOUCHER (valued at $15) upon entry into the Book Festival.
Book Vouchers are made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. *Restrictions apply.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
