FREE👶 Up to age 6📍 Hackensack

[CANCELED] Bilingual Story Time

Name: [CANCELED] Bilingual Story Time
Start: 2026-09-12T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-12T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Johnson Public Library

📆Sat, Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

📍Johnson Public Library · 274 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Get directions ↗

🏷Free

About this event

This program has been canceled indefinitely. We are hopeful to resume it in a few weeks; please check back soon or sign up to receive updates on Children's programs at johnsonlib.org. We apologize for the inconvenience. Saturdays at 10am for ages 5 and below Join Ms. Mariel in the Children’s Room as we sing songs and read books in English and Spanish. Registration is not required but craft supplies will be handed out on a first come, first served basis. Questions? Contact Mariel at mariel.beneytou@hackensack.bccls.org or 201-343-4169 x14.

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