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Toys for tots drop off site at the Butler Library
The Butler Library is a DROP OFF site for TOYS FOR TOTS.  Feel free to drop off a new, unwrapped toy in our TOYS FOR TOTS box located in the front of the Library between November 8 – December 7. Thank you for your support.

 

 

Holiday Pictures
When:  Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Saturday, November 22, 2025
Where:  Large print room in the Library
Time:  During Library hours
No Registration  Bring your own camera to take pictures of your child in front of a beautiful Christmas themed backdrop with props.  

 

Santa visits the library.Santa is coming to the Butler Library
When:  Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Time:  Enter the Library anytime after 5:30pm  and proceed to the Courtroom.
The Butler High School Band, under the direction of Ms. Lyn Lowndes, will be playing Christmas music before Santa arrives, so come around 5:30pm to listen to the music as we wait for Santa to arrive.  When you arrive at the library, proceed to the courtroom where you will be given a number in order to meet with Santa.  Bring your cameras and take a family photo. Each child will receive a small gift from Santa.

 

The Polar Express Coloring Project
When:  November 20 – December 20
Ages:  5 and up.  Children & Adults
Choose from a selection of coloring pages on the display table in the front of the Library.  Either color the page in the Library or take it home and finish the coloring at your leisure.  Please use only colored pencils. (Colored pencils will be provided to patrons who color the page in the Library.)  When the picture is completed, bring it back to the Library and give it to one of the assistants at the circulation desk.  Every participant will be given an “I believe silver bell.” One picture/one bell only.  While supplies last for the bells, so complete your coloring pages early.  

 

 

LIBBY by Overdrive Access thousands of e-books and audiobooks via your computer or mobile device! Libby also has 2000+ magazines including popular titles like The New Yorker, The Economist, New Scientist, Cook’s Illustrated, and almost 200 magazines in world languages including Chinese (80+), Japanese (50+), Korean, Russian, Spanish and more.

 

The Butler Library Board of Trustees will meet October 2, 2025, at 6:00 pm in the Reference Room in the Library.  If you would like to attend, please call the Library at:  973-838-3262.
The Butler Library Board of Trustees will meet December 4, 2025, at 6:00 pm in the Reference Room in the Library.  If you would like to attend, please call the Library at:  973-838-3262.

 

 

 

The Friends of the Butler Public Library In-Person Meeting Monday, November 10, 2025 From 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Join us at the Butler Library for a meeting with your friends and neighbors to talk about how together we can make the Butler Library better for the people in the Butler Community.  If you love the library and you would like to see more good things happening here, meet with us to talk about how we can make it happen. In 2025, the FRIENDS have contributed to the following items or programs for our Library. Circle of Friends Program:  March 19 Staff Computers Intrepid Museum Pass Storm King Museum Pass Morris Museum Pass Jack's Petting Zoo:  June 2025 Ice Cream Truck:  June 2025 First Grade Field Trip (Library Tour & Library Cards) Butler Public Library:  Serving Butler Since 1928 Government funding pays a portion of the Library's yearly operating expenses. We also depend on support from generous individuals like you to help purchase materials for the library, free access to the internet, computers, adult programming, children's story times and programs, furniture and other supplies, and so much more. Your gifts throughout the years helps keep these vital services free for all.  Thank you for your help.The Friends of the Butler Public Library In-Person Meeting
Monday, January 12, 2026
From 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Join us at the Butler Library for a meeting with your friends and neighbors to talk about how together we can make the Butler Library better for the people in the Butler Community.  If you love the library and you would like to see more good things happening here, meet with us to talk about how we can make it happen.

Butler Public Library:  Serving Butler Since 1928

Government funding pays a portion of the Library’s yearly operating expenses. We also depend on support from generous individuals like you to help purchase materials for the library, free access to the internet, computers, adult programming, children’s story times and programs, furniture and other supplies, and so much more. Your gifts throughout the years helps keep these vital services free for all.  Thank you for your help.

 

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