Join us for a hauntingly creative evening as we celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic poem “The Raven” along with a few other selections from his body of work. Library staff will do dramatic readings of selections, culminating with the poem, setting the tone for a night of mystery, melancholy, and artistic inspiration.
Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library. We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library. For ages 2-6 plus an adult.
Join neighborhoods as kids enjoy trick-or-treating through the neighborhoods from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The City of Johnston's Trick-or-Treat is now on Halloween, Friday, October 31, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Residents who hand out treats are encouraged to light up their front entrances to indicate that "trick-or-treaters" are welcome.
Holly Majerus is a local artist whose work celebrates the beauty of nature and still-life through detailed pencil drawings and vibrant canvas paintings. Her art begins as a blank page and transforms into something meaningful full of life and color.
Are you a student in 8th through 12th grade looking to make a difference in your community? Join our VolunTEEN program at JPL! On the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., you can volunteer to help with tasks that support our youth events. Volunteers will help prepare crafts and activities for library programs and assist with various tasks throughout the library.
We will have hands-on art projects that will spark learning and discovery for kids in K-5, as well as a snack! This is a drop-in event and no registration is required.
Join us to learn about how dementia affects communication and how to use a person centered communication approach. This program will include tips for communicating with family, friends, and health care professionals and will be led by staff of the Alzheimer's Association.
If you like to read and talk about books (but you’re getting too old for our other book clubs), this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill! If you need a copy of the book, please come to the Children’s Desk and check out a book club copy! Registration for this program will begin 10/7/25.
This holiday season, JPL has partnered with Metro Waste Authority to offer a holiday lights drop-off for any old or broken strands of lights you find as you deck the halls.
Interact with your child as we use books, songs, music, finger plays, and flannel boards to build early literacy skills. Story time will be followed by a craft or activity. Designed for children from 18 months through preschool and their caregivers.
Join JPL's Anime Club each week for Japanese snacks, anime trivia, and art projects! All fans welcome! Registration is not required, but it is appreciated for planning purposes. You will receive reminder emails about meetings if you register.
Join us in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus! For ages 2-6 w/adult.