What's Happening at MCLS: March 2026

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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.

March Celebrates Women's History, Creativity, STEM, and Irish Heritage

This March, MCLS branches are filled with programming celebrating Women's History Month, National Crafting Month, NJ Makers Day, St. Patrick's Day, and America's 250th anniversary. Join us for movie screenings, historical programs, hands-on crafts, STEAM activities, and cultural celebrations throughout the month. Also be sure to check out our upcoming programming celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

For Kids

Crochet Club
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

Paper Airplanes
Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

Crafternoons
Thursday, March 5, 4:30 pm
Thursday, March 12, 4:30 pm

Thursday, March 19, 4:30 pm
Thursday, March 26, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Egg Decoration Workshop
Thursday, March 5, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

Art For Fun
Sunday, March 8, 3:00 pm
Ewing Branch

St. Patrick's Day Storytime

Friday, March 13, 10:00 am
Hollowbrook Branch

Special Event to Celebrate Women's History Month
Saturday, March 14, 2:30 pm
Ewing Branch

Colorful Salt Paintings
Monday, March 16, 6:15 pm
West Windsor Branch

Crafternoon: Make Paper Shamrocks
Monday, March 16, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 17, 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

St. Patrick's Day Storytime
Tuesday, March 17, 10:30 am
Hickory Corner Branch

St. Patrick's Day Slime
Tuesday, March 17, 4:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Create with Crochet: Make a Shamrock
Tuesday, March 17, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

NJ Makers Day Creation Station
Friday, March 20, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Code with mTiny Robots
Friday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Robbinsville Branch

Maker Day: Slime Laboratory
Friday, March 20, 2:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

Celebrate Women's History Month with STEM
Friday, March 20, 3:30 pm
Ewing Branch

Pasta and Marshmallow Tower Challenge
Friday, March 20, 4:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

STEAM Storytime
Saturday, March 21, 10:30 am
Hopewell Branch

NJ Makers Day Fair
Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

NJ Makers Day Open House
Saturday, March 21, 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

3-D Modeling Tinkercad
Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Sunday, March 29, 2:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

NJ Makers Day Take Home Experiment
Sunday, March 22, 12:30 - 5:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Paper Circuit
Sunday, March 22, 3:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Chia Grass Head Workshop
Monday, March 23, 6:15 pm
Saturday, March 28, 2:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

Crafternoon: Make Paper Flowers Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe
Monday, March 23, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 24, 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

Maker Day Events
Friday, March 27, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

Rainbow Art
Monday, March 30, 6:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

For Teens

Sewing Skills: Mini Kawaii Food Plushies
Friday, March 13, 3:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

For Adults

Get Lit: The Sword of Light by Heather Graham
Thursday, March 5, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

Marquis de Lafayette
Saturday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Robbinsville Branch

Adult CrafterNoon: Handmade Bookmarks
Tuesday, March 10, 3:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

The Short of It: Ann Beattie
Wednesday, March 11, 2:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

Poetry Circle: Women's History Month Celebration
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

Movie Series: On the Basis of Sex
Friday, March 13, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Catharine "Caty" Greene: Eyewitness to the American Revolution
Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program

Woven Planters
Thursday, March 19, 1:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch

Women's Voices, Women's Journeys
Friday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

Movie Series: Suffragette
Friday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Adult Craft: Paint by Sticker
Saturday, March 21, 10:30 am
Ewing Branch

Movie Series: Harriet
Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Morning Book Club: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
Monday, March 23, 10:00 am
Lawrence Branch

The Founding Mothers: Women Who Shaped a Nation
Monday, March 23, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program

Adult Craft: Bead Earrings
Tuesday, March 24, 2:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

Non-Fiction Book Group - Proving Ground: The Untold Story of Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 pm
Ewing Branch

Green Creations: Explore Sustainable Creativity through Art
Saturday, March 28, 10:00 am
Hightstown Branch

Camille Claudel and Frida Kahlo: Two Unwavering Artists!
Monday, March 30, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program

-Dave, Information Technology

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