What's Happening at MCLS: October 2025
Here are some of the events and programs from around the Mercer County Library System for the month of October. For a complete list of events at your local branch, visit the MCLS Events Calendar, and check out the flyers in this post!
October Brings Spooky Fun and Cultural Celebrations
This October, MCLS branches come alive with Halloween fun and Diwali celebrations. Enjoy spooky crafts, costume parades, and themed storytimes alongside vibrant Festival of Lights programming featuring dance performances, traditional crafts, and cooking demonstrations.
Diwali Storytime & Craft with Author Prarthana
Gururaj
Saturday, October 4,
11:00 am
West Windsor
Branch
Pumpkin Painting
Saturday, October 4,
11:30 am
Tuesday, October 7, 4:30
pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
Diwali Celebration
Sunday, October 5, 1:00
pm
Sunday, October 5, 3:00
pm
Ewing Branch
DIY Scarecrow Craft
Monday, October 6, 4:00
pm
Tuesday, October 7, 4:00
pm
Ewing Branch
Find Your Gourds to Decorate
Wednesday, October 8,
4:15 pm
Ewing Branch
Paper Circuits: Light Up Diya
Sunday, October 12, 2:00
pm
Lawrence Branch
Crafternoon: Paper Diya
Tuesday, October 14,
4:00 pm
Saturday, October 18,
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Slime Time: Halloween Slime
Tuesday, October 14,
6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch
Diwali Celebration
Wednesday, October 15,
6:30 pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
Diwali Party
Thursday, October 16,
6:00 pm
Robbinsville
Branch
Pumpkin Slime
Saturday, October 18,
2:30 pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
Halloween Bingo
Tuesday, October 21,
4:30 pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
Halloween Parade and Miss Kim Concert
Thursday, October 23,
10:00 am
Lawrence Branch
Halloween Concert and Parade with Tim Hoh's Music For
Kids
Thursday, October 23,
10:30 am
Hickory Corner
Branch
Halloween Open House
Thursday, October 23,
4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Story & Snack: Pumpkins
Friday, October 24,
10:30 am
Hickory Corner
Branch
Glow in the Dark Trick-Or-Treat Bags
Sunday, October 26, 2:00
pm
Lawrence Branch
Haunted House Craft
Monday, October 27, 4:00
pm
Tuesday, October 28,
4:00 pm
Ewing Branch
Crafternoon: Bat Puppet
Monday, October 27, 4:00
pm
Tuesday, October 28,
4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Halloween STEAM
Monday, October 27, 4:30
pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
Boo Bash! (Preschool Concert + Halloween Parade, ft. Tim
Hoh)
Tuesday, October 28,
10:30 am
West Windsor
Branch
Ghost Art
Tuesday, October 28,
6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch
Halloween Party
Wednesday, October 29,
3:00 pm
Robbinsville
Branch
Halloween Craft
Wednesday, October 29,
6:15 pm
West Windsor
Branch
Halloween Storytime
Thursday, October 30,
10:00 am
Robbinsville
Branch
Halloween Bingo
Thursday, October 30,
3:00 pm
Robbinsville
Branch
Fright Fun Party
Thursday, October 30,
6:15 pm
West Windsor
Branch
Halloween Storytime
Friday, October 31,
10:00 am
Hollowbrook
Branch
Halloween Creation Station
Friday, October 31,
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
Halloween Storytime
Friday, October 31,
10:30 am
West Windsor
Branch
Tim Hoh's Music for Kids & Halloween
Parade
Friday, October 31,
11:30 am
Ewing Branch
Trick or Treat at the Library
Friday, October 31, 3:00
pm
Twin Rivers
Branch
Halloween Slime Time
Friday, October 31, 3:30
pm
Hollowbrook
Branch
For Tweens & Teens
Wednesday, October 8, 6:00 pm
Twin Rivers Branch
Teen Drop-In Craft: Mandala Suncatchers
Wednesday, October 15,
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lawrence Branch
Murder Mystery
Wednesday, October 15,
7:00 pm
Robbinsville
Branch
Halloween Playfest
Friday, October 17, 8:00
pm
Saturday, October 18,
3:00 pm
Saturday, October 18,
8:00 pm
Sunday, October 19, 3:00
pm
West Windsor
Branch
Renovate A Haunted House: Cute to Creepy!
Friday, October 24, 3:30
pm
West Windsor
Branch
Creative Corner for Tweens & Teens: Haunted House
Craft
Monday, October 27, 7:00
pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
For Adults
Thursday, October 2, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Branch
Ghost Hunting Behind the Scenes: New Jersey's Oldest
Paranormal Research Team
Monday, October 6, 7:00
pm
Ewing Branch
Easy Cook: Gajar Halwa
Tuesday, October 7, 2:30
pm
Hickory Corner
Branch
The Short of It: Isabel Allende
Wednesday, October 8,
2:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Adult Crafternoon: Paper Pumpkin Craft
Tuesday, October 14,
3:00 pm
Lawrence Branch
Tuesday, October 14, 2:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Adult Halloween Craft
Wednesday, October 15,
10:00 am
Hopewell Branch
Film Screening: Hocus Pocus (1993)
Wednesday, October 15,
5:30 pm
Lawrence Branch
Crafty Adults: Embroidery Hoop Spider Webs
Wednesday, October 15,
6:30 pm
Wednesday, October 29,
2:00 pm
Hightstown Branch
Diwali Celebration with Shishya Dancing School
Thursday, October 16,
6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch
Monday, October 20, 2:00 pm
Twin Rivers Branch
Halloween Candy Jar
Monday, October
20, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 21,
2:30 pm
Hollowbrook
Branch
Halloween Donut Decorating
Saturday, October 25,
2:30 pm
Ewing Branch
Friday Film: The House That Dripped Blood
(1971)
Friday, October 31, 2:00
pm
Hopewell Branch
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