What's Happening at MCLS: February 2026
Here are some of the events and programs from around the Mercer County Library System for the month of February. For a complete list of events at your local branch, visit the MCLS Events Calendar.
February Celebrates Culture, Heart Health, and Love
This February, MCLS branches are filled with programming celebrating Black History Month, Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse), American Heart Month, and Valentine's Day. Join us for cultural celebrations, CPR workshops, crafts, storytimes, and festive activities throughout the month. Also be sure to check out our upcoming virtual programming celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.
Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
All month long, during library hours
Hightstown Branch
Coding with mTiny Robots: Draw a Heart
Monday, February 2,
6:00 pm
West Windsor Branch
Crafternoon: Traffic Light Craft Inspired by Garret
Morgan
Monday, February 2,
4:00 pm
Tuesday, February 3,
4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Little STEAMers: Heart-themed Activities
Thursday, February 5,
10:00 am
Thursday, February 5,
11:00 am
Thursday, February 19,
10:00 am
Thursday, February 19,
11:00 am
West Windsor Branch
Valentine's Day Storytime
Friday, February 6,
10:00 am
Hollowbrook Branch
Lunar New Year Festival
Saturday, February 7,
1:00 - 4:00 pm
West Windsor Branch
Valentine Cards & Cookies
Saturday, February 7,
11:30 am
Tuesday, February 10,
4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Valentine's BINGO
Ewing Branch
Drop-In Valentine Craft
Sunday, February 8,
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Ewing Branch
Valentine Tea Party
Monday, February 9,
2:00 pm
Ewing Branch
Crafternoon: Make Valentine's Cards
Saturday, February 7,
12:00 pm
Monday, February 9, 4:00
pm
Hopewell Branch
Valentine's Day Wiggle, Giggle, READ
Wednesday, February
11, 10:00 am
Hightstown Branch
Drop-In Valentine Art
Wednesday, February
11, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Twin Rivers Branch
Valentine Party with Tim Hoh Music For Kids
Thursday, February
12, 10:30 am
Hickory Corner Branch
Drop-In Valentine's Fortune Teller Craft
Saturday, February
14, 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
West Windsor Branch
Valen-Slime
Saturday, February
14, 2:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Meet Harriet Tubman Through Art & Story
Sunday, February 15,
2:30 pm
Ewing Branch
Tuesday, February 17, 10:00 am
Hollowbrook Branch
Drop-In Lunar New Year Craft
Tuesday, February 17,
3:00 pm
Ewing Branch
Crafternoon: Lunar New Year Lantern
Tuesday, February 17,
3:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Lunar New Year Wooden Horse Craft
Tuesday, February 17,
5:00 pm
West Windsor Branch
Drop-In Craft: Mae Jemison-Inspired Spaceships
Saturday, February
21, 1:30 pm
West Windsor Branch
Crafternoon: Space Craft Inspired by Mae Jemison
Monday, February 23,
4:00 pm
Tuesday, February 24,
4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Lunar New Year Bingo
Tuesday, February 24,
4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Black History Month Giggle, Wiggle, READ
Tuesday, February 25,
10:00 am
Hightstown Branch
Story & Snack: Lunar New Year
Friday, February 27,
10:30 am
Hickory Corner Branch
Make a Luminary Lantern for Lunar New Year
Thursday, January 29,
6:30 pm
West Windsor Branch
Monday, February 2, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Duck Tape Flower Pen
Wednesday, February
11, 5:15 pm
Ewing Branch
Birthday Party and Transcribe-a-thon in Honor of Frederick
Douglass
Friday, February 13,
12:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Anti-Valentine's Day Party
Friday, February 13,
4:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch
Tween & Teen Night: Lunar New Year
Celebration
Monday, February 23,
7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South
Jersey
Tuesday, February 3,
6:00 pm
Virtual Program
Get Lit Book Club - Lady Like by Mackenzie Lee
Thursday, February 5,
5:00 pm
Lawrence Branch
Jazz Concert: Rick Fiori Jazz Band
Thursday, February 5,
7:00 pm
Lawrence Branch
Saturday, February 7, 2:30 pm
Ewing Branch
CPR For Infants
Monday, February 9,
6:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
CPR For Adults/Children
Monday, February 9,
7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Adult Craft - Love Bug
Monday, February 9,
7:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch
Easy Cook: Mango Pomelo Sago Dessert
Tuesday, February 10,
2:30 pm
Lawrence Branch
The Short of It: ZZ Packer
Wednesday, February
11, 2:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Adult Craft - DIY Valentine Candy Jar
Thursday, February
12, 10:00 am
Ewing Branch
Poetry Circle: The Year of the Horse
Thursday, February
12, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch
Birthday Party and Transcribe-a-thon in Honor of Frederick
Douglass
Friday, February 13,
12:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
CPR For Adults/Children
Wednesday, February
11, 6:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch
Movie - Valentine's Day
Friday, February 13,
1:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch
Non-Fiction Book Club - Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey
and the Healing Power of Wildlife
Tuesday, February 17,
10:30 am
Ewing Branch
Blood Pressure and Glucose Screenings
Tuesday, February 24,
12:30 pm
Hopewell Branch
True Crime Book Club: A Devil Went Down to Georgia by Deb
Miller Landau
Thursday, February
24, 7:00 pm
Lawrence Branch
-Dave, Information Technology
Comments
Post a Comment