What's Happening at MCLS: May 2026
What's Happening at MCLS: May 2026
Here are some of the events and programs from around the Mercer County Library System for the month of May. For a complete list of events at your local branch, visit the MCLS Events Calendar.
This May, MCLS branches are filled with programming celebrating Mother's Day, Star Wars Day, the 250th anniversary of American independence, Mental Health Awareness and Meditation Month, and Asian American, and Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Join us for crafts, storytimes, meditation workshops, history talks, cultural celebrations, and more throughout the month.
For Kids
Mother's Day Planting: Spider Plants
Saturday, May 2, 3:00
pm
West Windsor Branch
Mother's Day Craft for Toddlers
Monday, May 4,
3:00 pm
Ewing Branch
Crafternoon: Mother's Day Cards
Monday, May 4,
4:00 pm
Tuesday, May 5,
4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Mother's Day Craft for School Age
Monday, May 4,
4:15 pm
Ewing Branch
Star Wars Jedi Training
Monday, May 4,
4:45 pm
Monday, May 4,
6:15 pm
Tuesday, May 5, 4:45
pm
Tuesday, May 5,
6:15 pm
West Windsor Branch
Star Wars Day
Tuesday, May 5,
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Mother's Day Storytime
Thursday, May 7, 10:00 amRobbinsville Branch
Crafternoon: Make a Mother's Day Card
Thursday, May 7, 4:30
pm
Hickory Corner Branch
AANHPI Heritage Month Drop-In Crafts
Friday, May 8, 10:00 am
- 4:00 pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Mommy and Me Craft Party
Friday, May 8,
10:30 am
Hollowbrook Branch
Paint a Mother's Day
Canvas Banner
Saturday, May
9, 11:30 am
Hickory Corner Branch
Mother's Day Bouquet Craft
Sunday, May 10,
1:00 - 3:00 pm
West Windsor Branch
Paper Circuits: Light-Up Mother's Day Card
Sunday, May 10,
2:00 pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Calming Crafts: Mindfulness for Kids
Tuesday, May 12, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Asian Snack Taste Challenge!
Monday, May 18, 6:15
pm
West Windsor Branch
Hawaiian Bingo
Tuesday, May
26, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
For Tweens & Teens
Tween & Teen Night: Star Wars Night
Monday, May 4,
7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch
Board Game Bonanza: Revenge of the Fifth
Tuesday, May 5,
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Design an Ikebana Flower Arrangement
Friday, May 15,
3:30 pm
West Windsor Branch
Mason Jar Candle Holder for Mom
Wednesday, May 20, 5:10 pm
Ewing Branch
For Adults
Meditation & Mindfulness Workshop
Saturday, May 2, 10:30
am
Robbinsville Branch
Guided Meditation
Monday, May 4, 4:00
pm
Virtual Program
Paint Like: Takashi Murakami
Tuesday, May 5,
6:30 pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art
Wednesday, May
6, 6:30 pm
Virtual Program
Across the Year at Titusville School: A Talk on the Helen
Case Collection
Wednesday, May
6, 7:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
Poetry Circle: Arthur Sze
Thursday, May
7, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Heartfulness Meditation
Saturday, May
9, 11:00 am
West Windsor Branch
Emotional Wellness Across the Lifespan: Understanding Burnout, Connection, and Mental Health
Saturday, May 9, 2:00 pm
West Windsor Branch
Afternoon Tea for Mother's Day
Saturday, May
9, 2:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch
Poet's Perspective Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Sunday, May 10,
3:00 pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Unearthing History, One Page at a Time: Women of the Early
Republic
Monday, May 11,
6:30 pm
Hopewell Branch
The Timeline of Lawrence History: 300 Years in 60
Images
Tuesday, May
12, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program
The Short of It: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Wednesday, May
13, 2:00 pm
Hopewell Branch
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Tuesday, May
19, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program
Polynesian Cultural Show
Thursday, May 21, 6:00
pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
The Life and Times of Captain Daniel Bray: From Waterman to
Militia (1741 to 1840)
Thursday, May
21, 7:00 pm
Ewing Branch
New Jersey - Crossroads of the American Revolution
Wednesday, May
27, 6:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch
-Dave, Information Technology






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