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A Kid-Friendly Halloween (At The Library)


A plate of halloween-themed cookies

The Boston Public Library hosts halloween-themed fun for ages 5 and under. Each branch has their own way of celebrating. You can expect to see adorable costumes, listen to stories, make crafts, and more! Below is the 2024 schedule ...

Branch

Event

Copley

  •  Costume Story Time (Thur, Oct 31, 10:30am –11:00am)

  • Costume Parade (Thur, Oct 31, 11:00am – 11:30am)

Connolly

  • Halloween Party and Parade (Thur, Oct 31, 3:30pm - 4:30pm)

East Boston

  • Halloween Dance Party with Little Groove (Tues, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:30am)

Grove Hall

  • DIY Bug Haunted Houses (Sat, Oct 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm)

  • Harvest Story Time (Tues, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:30am)

  •  Edible "Haunted" House (Wed, Oct 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

  • Grove Hallo-ween (Thur, Oct 31, 5:00 - 7:00pm)

Lower Mills

  • Halloween Costume Making Workshop (Mon, Oct 7, 4:30pm - 7:30pm)

  • Pumpkin Carving (Sat, Oct 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm)

  • Halloween Puppet Show with Tom Knight (Tues, Oct 29, 12:00pm - 1:00pm)

Parker Hill

  • PYOP: Paint Your Own Pumpkin (Mon, Oct 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm)

South Boston

  •  Kid's Crafternoon (Fri, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

  • Halloween Library Playdate with the South Boston Moms Club (Mon, Oct 28, 3:30pm - 5:00pm)

South End

  • Halloween Concert for Preschoolers with Little Groove (Thur, Oct 31, 10:30am - 11:00am)

Mattapan

  • Paint a Spooky Skull (Sat, Oct 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm)

West Roxbury

  • Halloween Story Time & Craft (Thur, Oct 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm)

The following libraries had events last year. We will update this post, when we get any new details for 2024.


  • Fields Corner

  • Roxbury


Library Books about Monsters

Looking for the best books about monsters, we compiled a list of our favorite library stories here. And if you're interested in open-street trick-or-treating, we created a map here.

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