Library After Dark: Screeching Strings & Spooky Things! (Woodland)

The Woodland Public Library will have an all-ages Halloween Party. Library After Dark: Screeching Things & Spooky Things takes place on Friday, October 23, 2026. Enjoy free books, tricks, treats, a spooky Haunted stack, creepy crafts, an escape room, a folk band, and more.

Event activities include:

• The Banshee’s Ballroom: Live music from Paddy on the Binge folk band
• The Cauldron Corner: (Children’s Area) Costumed guests, UV Bead bracelets, and frightful face painting.
• Haunted Photo Booth: Come in costume for group photo opportunities
• Leake Room Lair: Creepy crafts including potions, treat bags, and more
• The Conjurer’s Athenaeum: Inspire a poem and be plagued with thoughts of your own portrait—both available to take home
• Bewitched Brews and Bites: Grab a cozy bite to eat and a spooky witch’s brew mocktail to sip on
• Booooo-kmobile: Creepy touch-and-feel boxes and free books to take home
• Haunted Stacks and Frankenstein’s Laboratory: Take a scary walk-through amongst the halls of the Carnegie (jump scares optional
• The Carnegie Crypt Escape Room: new this year!  Puzzle your way through a Victorian-era mystery before time runs out
• Mysteries of the Mezzanine: Gather in the mezzanine for spine-tingling ghost stories… if you dare