Adult Programs & Events
Adult Craft: Candle Making
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Create your own custom candles in this fun and relaxing adult craft session! Learn basic candle-making techniques, choose your favorite scents and leave with beautiful handmade candles to enjoy or gift.
​
Wallington residents will have priority when registration opens Tuesday, June 17th. Non-residents can register beginning Tuesday, June 24th.
Questions? Contact Mariah at mariah.texidor@wallington.bccls.org.
​
Author Talk with MARIA MAKOWIECKA
Wednesday - July 2nd, 2025
6:00PM - 7:00PM
​ ​​
Join us at the Wallington Library for an engaging author talk with Maria Makowiecka, as she discusses her book From Wielick to Wola Suchożebrska: A Journey Sparked by One Question Leading to Pan WoÅ‚odyjowski and More. Discover how a single question led her on a fascinating journey through Polish history, family roots, and literary exploration. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear Maria share the inspirations behind her book and the stories uncovered along the way.
Maria Makowiecka is a Polish-American writer with a passion for genealogy, history, and literature. Her debut book, From Wielick to Wola Suchożebrska, traces a personal journey through family stories, Polish heritage, and classic literary influences like Pan Wołodyjowski. With a background in education and community engagement, Maria brings warmth, insight, and curiosity to her storytelling.
​
Adult Yoga
Thursday - July 3rd @ 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Thursday - July 17th @ 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
​
Join us for an adult yoga class! Class is beginner and intermediate friendly. Modifications can always be made for poses to ensure safe movement for your body.
​
Bring a yoga mat, or a towel, and some water to stay hydrated.
​​​
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR JULY 3RD
​
Movie Matinee for Adults: The Wild Robot
Monday - July 7th, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Adults, join us for a Monday afternoon movie!
​​
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
​
Registration is required.
​
History of New Jersey Diners
Tuesday - July 8th, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
​​
Diners are the ultimate gathering places, attracting a diverse mix of truck drivers, corporate executives, politicians, college students, police officers, tourists and midnight ramblers. They store fond memories of generations of patrons. “A diner is more than just a place to eat, and food is only half the meal.”
​
Author Michael C. Gabriele offers this delicious history, gathered from interviews with diner builders, owners, patrons and workers.
​
Gabriele will have copies of his book available for signing.
​
Adult Canvas Painting
Wednesday - July 9th, 2025
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
​​
Paint a summer inspired painting amongst friends and neighbors. Join us for a painting event with Magda from MM Art Studio.
Wallington residents will have priority during first week of registration beginning June 25th. Non-residents may register beginning July 2nd.
​
You must enter a library card number to register, regardless of residence. Registrations without a valid library card number will be canceled.
​
Please note: If you show up over five minutes late for the craft, you forfeit your spot to someone who wants to join who is waiting.
​​
Chair Yoga for Adults
Thursday - July 10th, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​
Join us with Mid-Bergen Regional Health Commission as they lead a monthly series of chair yoga classes. Chair Yoga provides a gentle yet effective form of exercise tailored for individuals who may have limited mobility or prefer to practice yoga while seated. This class focuses on improving flexibility, strength, and relaxation through a series of seated yoga poses and breathing exercises.
Come as you are and with a bottle of water to stay hydrated.
​
.jpg)
Monday Afternoon Adult Book Club
Monday - July 14th, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
For the month of July we'll be discussing the historical novel, Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand. Join us for a great discussion!
​
Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of the '60s summer when everything changed in Elin Hilderbrand's #1 New York Times bestselling historical novel.
​
Copies of the book are available for pickup at our circulation desk. Call or email us to reserve a copy today! eBook and eAudiobook are available on the Libby app!
New members are always welcome!
​
For questions call us at 973-471-1692 or email mariah.texidor@wallington.bccls.org
​
.jpg)
Woolly Pets: Christine's ADULTS Creative Wool Needle Felting Class
Monday - July 14th, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
​​
Enjoy creating a bird magnet with Christine Hsiao and learn the joys of felting!! This session is open to adults only. Registration is required.
​
Wallington patrons will have priority during the first week of registration beginning June 30th. Non-residents will be able to register beginning July 7th.
​
You must enter a library card number to register, regardless of residence. Registrations without a valid library card number will be canceled.
​
.jpg)
Jersey Shore History & Facts
Wednesday, July 16th
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM​
​​
Join author and photographer Kevin Woyce for a colorful tour of New Jersey's coastal history, from the long-ago days of lighthouses and shipwrecks to the founding of today's most popular summer resorts.
​
The slide show includes original photography of Jersey Shore lighthouses, amusement parks, boardwalks, and hotels, plus vintage images of historic people, places, and events.
​
Beyond the Bookshelf Book Club
Wednesday - July 23rd, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
For the month of July we'll be discussing the novel in prose, With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. Join us for a great discussion!
​
From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award–winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright. Winner of the California Young Reader Medal!
​
Stop by the library to pick up a copy. eBook and eAudiobook are available on the Libby app and on the Hoopla app.
​
New members are always welcome!
​
Holistic Solutions with Essential Oils
Monday - July 14th, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
​​​
Join Essential Oils expert Lorinda Walker and learn how to use essential oils for every day ailments, including support for sleep, stress, anxious feelings, pain & inflammation, allergy symptoms, digestive issues and more! Then make a roller specific to one of these ailments so you can experience the power of the oils to help remedy these ailments.
​
Wallington patrons will have priority during the first week of registration, beginning July 10th. Non-residents will be able to register beginning July 17th.
​
You must enter a library card number to register, regardless of residence. Registrations without a valid library card number will be canceled.
​
.jpg)
Have a Psychic Reading
Wednesday- July 30th, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
​​​
Have you ever had a psychic reading? Here’s a fun and exciting opportunity to find out about yourself, your relationships and your future. Renown psychic Marc Sky will do group readings in this enlightening and entertaining class. You will have your palm read and find out all about love, business, relationships and more. You’ll also receive a numerology chart that tells you about the cycles in your life, and what your aura tells you about your personality.
You will also get answers to questions about your life and future!
​