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Happenings 2026
Happenings 2026
Shows, Workshops & Pop-up Events
Shows, Workshops & Pop-up Events
May
May
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Sock Puppet Workshop
Sock Puppet Workshop
Monday, May 11, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm ET
Carlstadt Public Library
420 Hackensack St, Carlstadt, NJ 07072, USA
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Attendees will be guided in creating their very own sock puppets. With fuzzy socks and fun craft trimmings, we will be customizing take home sock puppets. Ages: 7+
To register your spot contact:
Aleana Masuda (201) 438-8866, ext. 203
Pre-registration is required.
Shadow Puppetry Workshop
Shadow Puppetry Workshop
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Create your very own shadow puppets, and shadow theater.
Ages: 5-12 Approx.
To register your spot contact:
Rebecca Morel 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required.
Good Friends Storytime
Good Friends Storytime
Monday, May 30, 2026
11:00 - 11:40 am
(Ages 0-5)
420 Hackensack St, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
A collective of stories will be told with the inclusion of puppets and audience interaction. This an elevated story time that utilizes puppets, stories and song. Kids will be engaged through out our visit.
To register your spot contact:
Aleana Masuda (201) 438-8866, ext. 203
Pre-registration is required.
June
June
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Wooden Spoon Puppets Workshop
Wooden Spoon Puppets Workshop
Monday, June 15, 2026
5:30 - 7:00 pm
(Ages 7 and up)
420 Hackensack St, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Participants will make one wooden utensil puppet.
This unique puppet character designed from participants imagination. We will be cutting and glueing, and using assorted craft materials to bring our puppet cuties to life.
To register your spot contact:
Aleana Masuda (201) 438-8866, ext. 203
Open to residents of Carlstadt only. Please register with your Carlstadt Library card number.
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Tuesday, June 15, 2026
11:00 am - 11:40 am ET
North Arlington Public Library
210 Ridge Road, North Arlington, New Jersey 07031
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Alyssa Beyer 201-955-5649
Pre-registration is required.
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Dino-tastic Storytime
Dino-tastic Storytime
June 23, 2026
1:00-1:45 pm
East Rutherford Memorial Library
143 Boiling Springs Avenue, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
A collective of stories will be told with the inclusion of puppets and audience interaction. This an elevated story time that utilizes puppets, stories and song. Kids will be engaged through out our visit.
To register your spot contact:
Maria Russo 201-939-3930
Pre-registration is required.
Garden Granny Storytime
Garden Granny Storytime
Saturday, June 27, 2026
11:00 - 11:40 am
(Ages 0-5)
420 Hackensack St, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
A collective of stories will be told with the inclusion of puppets and audience interaction. This an elevated story time that utilizes puppets, stories and song. Kids will be engaged through out our visit.
To register your spot contact:
Aleana Masuda (201) 438-8866, ext. 203
Pre-registration is required.
July
July
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Dino-tastic Storytime
Dino-tastic Storytime
July 6, 2026
2:00-2:45 pm
North Arlington Public Library
210 Ridge Road, North Arlington, New Jersey 07031
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
A collective of stories will be told with the inclusion of puppets and audience interaction. This an elevated story time that utilizes puppets, stories and song. Kids will be engaged through out our visit.
To register your spot contact:
Alyssa Beyer 201-955-5649
Pre-registration is required.
Wooden Spoon Puppets Workshop
Wooden Spoon Puppets Workshop
Monday, July 8, 2026
6:30 - 8:00 pm
(Ages 7 and up)
Bernards Township Library
32 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Participants will make one wooden utensil puppet.
This unique puppet character designed from participants imagination. We will be cutting and glueing, and using assorted craft materials to bring our puppet cuties to life.
To register your spot contact:
Maureen Norton
mnortonn@bernardslibrary.org
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Imagination Island Storytime
Imagination Island Storytime
July 21, 2026
11:00 - 11:45 pm
North Arlington Public Library
125 Main Ave, Wallington, NJ 07057, USA
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
A collective of stories will be told with the inclusion of puppets and audience interaction. This an elevated story time that utilizes puppets, stories and song. Kids will be engaged through out our visit.
To register your spot contact:
Saranya Adaikkappan 571-381-2617
Pre-registration is required.
August
August
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, August 3, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Puppet Camp with Clifton Recreation
Puppet Camp with Clifton Recreation
August 10,11,12,13,14, 2026
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Ages 7-12 )
Clifton Recreation Center
1232 Main Ave., Clifton, NJ 07011
Puppet Camp
Each day will include hands-on crafting and interactive puppet play.
Explore various forms of puppetry.
Campers will get crafty constructing their own take-home puppets, and create simple set design elements. Pre-registration is required.
Instruction by: Mandi Bevando, Dabbling Brook.
Limit is 15 per camp.
$180.00 Res, $180.00 Non-Res.
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, August 17, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Mouse and the Shoemaker
Mouse and the Shoemaker
Thursday, August 17, 2026
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm ET
Bernards Township Library
32 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
This puppet show is a new spin on the elves and the shoemaker. This show is a mixture of rod marionettes, and shadow puppetry.
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and you may feel stuck. Many times a solution to a problem may already be right under our noses, if we can just open our minds to new possibilities.
To register your spot contact:
Maureen Norton
mnortonn@bernardslibrary.org
September
September
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, September 21, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
October
October
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, October 5, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, October 19, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
November
November
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, November 9, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, November 23, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
December
December
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, December 14, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Musical Movement with Puppet Pals
Monday, December 28, 2026
10:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Closter Public Library
280 High Street, Closter, NJ 07624
⭐ FREE EVENT ⭐
Join in on a musical movement experience with some puppet pals and a heap of imagination.
To register your spot contact:
Vida DeLeon 201-768-4197
Pre-registration is required, and is for a block of sessions.
Meet some of the Brook Buddies!
Meet some of the Brook Buddies!
Thes guys make appearances at our Dabbling Brook events, and story times. The Brook Buddies have there very own Instagram page and they appear in our YouTube videos as well. Meet them online or in person at our upcoming events.
Brook Buddies Instagram page: @brook_buddies
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