Fear the Library is a horror themed reading program for kids, teens, and adults. Register online through ReadSquared, or pick up your tracking card at the information desk and start reading! Registration opens on September 29th, and you have until October 31st to complete 4 activities, which can be any combination of reading horror books/short stories and/or attending any of the Fear the Library events listed below. 

What should I read? Any horror novel or scary story! Check out our LibGuide of titles for inspiration!

What programs should I attend? Choose from any of the following programs:

• 10/1 - 10/31 Write a Spooktacular Story (kids)

• 10/1 - 10/24 Great Give Back: Halloween Costume Drive for Franklin Community Center

• 10/1 Studying UFOs in the Name of Science

• 10/4 Saratoga Book Festival: True Crime: The Local Murder That Inspired Twin Peaks

• 10/4 Saratoga Book Festival: Thrills & Chills: The Art of Horror with Paul Tremblay, Eric LaRocca, Michael J. Seidlinger, Victoria Dalpe

• 10/6 - 10/11 Teen Halloween Button-Making

• 10/6 October Take-and-Make: Door Hanger Treat Box (kids)

• 10/6 October Take-and-Make: Pull-Back Ghost Dog (kids)

• 10/7 Teen Crafternoon: Zombie Barbies

• 10/8 Book Club is My Alibi: A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

• 10/11 Spooky Family Story Time (kids)

• 10/13 - 10/18 Teen Take-and-Make: Witches Brew Bath Bombs

• 10/15 Haunted Saratoga Walking Ghost Tour for Adults

• 10/15 Haunted Saratoga Walking Ghost Tour for Kids & Families

• 10/15 Teen Bite Club: Edible Eyeballs

• 10/16 Teen Crafternoon: Creepy Coffins

• 10/18 Drop-In Craft: Bead Spiders (kids)

• 10/21 - 10/22 Teen Crafternoon: Halloween Perler Beads

• 10/25 Drop-in Craft: Sugar Skull Ornaments (kids)

• 10/27 Teen Halloween Party

• 10/28 Blood on the Clocktower - A Social Deduction Game for Adults

• 10/30 Teen Crafternoon: Haunted Rock Painting

• 10/31 Halloween Trick or Treat (kids)

• 10/31 Bagels & Barks (all-ages!)

What are the prizes? If you can complete 4 Fear the Library activities (any combination of: reading horror books/short stories and/or attending spooky themed library programs), teens and adults get a Fear the Library drawstring bag, and children who complete the challenge will receive a plushie of their choosing! All while supplies last.