What's Happening at MCLS: March 2025

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Here are some of the events and programs from around the Mercer County Library System for the month of March. For a complete list of events at your local branch, visit the MCLS Events Calendar, and check out the flyers in this post!

Women’s History Month Events

From craft sessions honoring influential artists like Alma Thomas and Georgia O’Keeffe to discussions on women’s achievements in civil rights, literature, and science, there’s something for all ages. Movie screenings, poetry readings, and hands-on activities offer engaging ways to celebrate women’s history’s long-lasting impact.

For Kids

Crafternoon: Paint like Alma Thomas
Monday, March 3, 2025, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

Paint Like Faith Ringgold
Monday, March 3, 2025, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Women’s History Paper Circuits
Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

School‑age STEAM: Space Shuttle Project & Mae Jemison
Monday, March 10, 2025, 5:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Make Giant Flowers Inspired by Georgia O’Keefe
Monday, March 17, 2025, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

Paint Like Sonia Delaunay
Monday, March 24, 2025, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Women’s History Month Jeopardy
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Paint Like Laurel Burch
Monday, March 31, 2025, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Search and Discover – Women’s History Month Edition
All month long
Hollowbrook Branch

For Adults

The Gilded Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Saturday, March 3, 2025, 7:00 pm
Virtual

Women’s History Month Movie Series: He Named Me Malala
Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:00–8:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Understanding Local Government
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

Women’s History Month Movie Series: Harriet
Monday, March 10, 2025, 6:00–8:00 pm
Ewing Branch

The Short of It: Angela Carter
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 2:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

She Chef – The Linda Jacobs Snyder Story
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 2:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

Poetry Circle: Great Female Poetic Voices
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

Women’s History Month Movie Series: Gorillas in the Mist
Monday, March 17, 2025, 6:00–8:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Women in Jazz
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 6:30 pm
Virtual

Non‑Fiction Book Group – The Agitators
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Women’s History Month Movie Series: The Joy Luck Club
Monday, March 24, 2025, 6:00–8:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Hand Stitch Siddi Quilting Workshop
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Women’s History Month Movie Series: Selena
Monday, March 31, 2025, 6:00–7:00 pm
Ewing Branch

St. Patrick’s Day Events

Kids and families can join in for scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, and story times to celebrate the Irish spirit.

For Kids

Crafternoon: Make a Pot of Gold
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 12:00 pm
Monday, March 10, 2025, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

Leprechaun Trap Craft
Monday, March 10, 2025, 4:00 pm
Ewing Branch

St. Patrick’s Day Bingo
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Crafternoon: Lucky Clover Craft
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 5:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

St. Patrick’s Day Storytime
Friday, March 14, 2025, 10:00 am
Hollowbrook Branch

St. Patrick’s Day Slime
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 2:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt
Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

Salt Painting Shamrock
Monday, March 17, 2025, 4:30 pm
Ewing Branch

For Adults

Morning Book Club: Long Island by Colm Toibin
Monday, March 17, 2025, 10:00 am
Lawrence Branch

NJ STEM Month and NJ Makers Day Events

NJ STEM Month and NJ Makers Day bring hands-on learning, creating, and building to all young creators with science experiments and interactive crafts.

STEM Little Scientist: Rocks
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

STEM Little Scientist: Green Slime
Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Dr. Seuss STEAM
Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

(Rube Goldberg) Leprechaun Traps
Sunday, March 16, 2025, 2:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

NJ Makers Day Creation Station
Friday, March 21, 2025, 10:00 am–4:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Makers Day Build-a-Boat
Friday, March 21, 2025, 1:00 pm–4:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

Makers Day: Make‑and‑Take Stations
Friday, March 21, 2025, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

NJ Makers Day Open House
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 11:45 am–1:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Binary Code Bracelets
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 2:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch

NJ Makers Day Woven CD Dreamcatcher
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 3:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

STEM Little Scientist: Paper Circuit
Sunday, March 23, 2025, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

School‑age STEAM with Angie Miller from Princeton University
Monday, March 24, 2025, 5:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

STEM Little Scientist: Makey Makey
Sunday, March 30, 2025, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

National Craft Month

For even more crafts with an artistic flare, this month is also National Craft Month. Kids can have fun with mask, bottle decorating, and pi-day themed crafts, while adults can try their hand at upcycling art and paper craft making.