Frightfully Fun Festivities
Ghoulishly Good Times
SJPL's Halloween Booktacular Giveaway
From October 21-31, kids and teens (ages 0-18) can stop by any library to pick out a free book and spooky-themed comic or graphic novel.
Halloween Costume Parades
Put on your scariest, your sparkliest, or your silliest costumes and join us at one of our spooktacular costume parades!
More Spooktacular Events
Ghoulishly Good Reads
Spooky Staff Picks
SJPL Picks: Halloween Picture Books
Let's get ready to celebrate Halloween with these great picture books! They are suitable for children in grades K-3rd.
Staff Picks: What Would Wednesday (Addams) Read?
Are you in loathe with Wednesday Addams? Join us for a creepy romp as we look for murderers, beasties, and besties in the YA Collection.
SJPL Picks: Horror
This selection of books features some of the latest and spookiest additions to the SJPL adult collection.
SJPL Picks: Scary Stories (~Grade 3-7)
Gather round, ghouls and boos, for here are tales for your kind. This list contains Horror chapter books for children grades 3-7.
Halloween books
Tales and Tips from the SJPL Team
Blogs
Ghosts and Hauntings in Fiction
A spooky list full of Books and Movies, perfect for the Halloween Season!
Creating a Spooktacular Halloween!
Check out these books and media selections for a Spooktacular Halloween!
My Top 13 Halloween Movies
My personal Top 13 Halloween Movies! Stop by the library for your own Halloween movie marathon.
Happy Halloween!
A look at the cultural roots and history of Halloween, as well as some book recommendations!