Directories of NJ Libraries

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New Jersey Public Libraries

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Libraries with Names Different Than Municipality (Arranged by Name of Library)

  • Alfred H. Baumann Free Public Library (West Paterson)
  • Anthony Pio Costa Memorial Library (Fairfield)
  • Louis Bay 2nd Library and Community Center (Hawthorne)
  • Beverly Free Library (Edgewater Park) – Burlington County Library System
  • Otto Bruyns Public Library (Northfield)
  • Carney’s Point Public Library (Penns Grove)
  • Clarence Dillon Public Library (Bedminster Far Hills)
  • William E. Dermody Public Library (Carlstadt)
  • Clarence Dillon Public Library (Bedminster Far Hills)
  • Dixon Homestead Library (Dumont)
  • Dowdell Library of South Amboy (South Amboy)
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Totowa)
  • Marie Fleche Memorial Library (Berlin)
  • Franklin Township Free Public Library (Gloucester)
  • Franklin Township Free Public Library (Somerset)
  • Free Public Library of Audubon (Audubon)
  • Free PL of The Borough of Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes)
  • Gill Memorial Library (Paulsboro)
  • Margaret E. Heggan Free PL (Washington Twp Gloucester)
  • Dixon Homestead Library (Dumont)
  • James H. Johnson Memorial Library (Deptford)
  • Johnson Public Library (Hackensack)
  • James H. Johnson Memorial Library (Deptford)
  • John F. Kennedy Memorial Library (Wallington)
  • Joint Free Public Library of the Chathams (Chatham)
  • Joint Free PL of Morristown & Morris Twp (Morristown-Morris Twp)
  • Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library (Vincentown)
  • John F. Kennedy Memorial Library (Wallington)
  • Lee Memorial Library (Allendale)
  • Louis Bay 2nd Library and Community Center (Hawthorne)
  • Margare E. Heggan Free PL (Washington Twp Gloucester)
  • Marie Fleche Memorial Library (Berlin)
  • Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library (Fair Lawn)
  • McCowan Memorial Library (Pitman)
  • Monroe Township Free Public Library (Gloucester Co)
  • Monroe Township Public Library (Middlesex Co.)
  • Oceanic Free Library (Rumson)
  • Otto Bruyns Public Library (Northfield)
  • Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library (Fair Lawn)
  • Worth Pinkham Memorial Library (Ho-Ho-Kus)
  • Anthony Pio Costa Memorial Library (Fairfield)
  • Ridgefield Free Public Library (Ridgefield)
  • Ridgefield Park Free Public Library (Ridgefield Park)
  • Ruth L. Rockwood Memorial Library (Livingston)
  • Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library (Vincentown)
  • Union Free Public Library (Friberger Park, Union NJ)
  • Veteran’s Memorial Library (Roselle Park)
  • W.H. Walters Free Public Library (Alpha)
  • Wanaque Borough Free Public Library
  • Washington Public Library (Washington Boro/Warren Co)
  • Washington Twp Free Public Library (Long Valley/Morris Co)
  • Washington Twp Public Library (Westwood/Bergen Co)
  • Whippanong Library Association (Whippany /Hanover Twp)
  • William E. Dermody Public Library (Carlstadt)
  • Wood-Ridge Memorial Library
  • Woodstown-Pilesgrove Library
  • Worth Pinkham Memorial Library (Ho-Ho-Kus)

 

Libraries with Names Different Than Municipality (Arranged by Municipality)

A

  • Allendale — Lee Memorial Library
  • Alpha — W.H. Walters Free Public Library
  • Audubon — Free Public Library Of Audubon

B

  • Bedminster Far Hills — Clarence Dillion Public Library
  • Berlin — Marie Fleche Memorial Library
  • Beverly Free Library (Edgewater Park) – Burlington County Library System

C

  • Carlstadt — William E. Dermody Public Library
  • Chatham –Chathams, Joint Free Public Library of the

D

  • Deptford — James H. Johnson Memorial Library
  • Dumont — Dixon Homestead Library

F

  • Fairfield — Anthony Pio Costa Memorial Library
  • Fair Lawn — Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library
  • Far Hills — Clarence Dillon Public Library (Bedminster Far Hills)
  • Franklin Township Free Public Library (Gloucester)
  • Franklin Township Free Public Library (Somerset)

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  • Hackensack — Johnson Public Library
  • Hanover Twp (Whippany) — Whippanong Library Association
  • Hawthorne — Louis Bay 2nd Library and Community Center
  • Ho-Ho-Kus — Worth Pinkham Memorial Library

L

  • Livingston — Ruth L. Rockwood Memorial Library
  • Long Valley (Morris Co) — Washington Township Free Public Library

M

  • Monroe Twp (Gloucester Co) — Monroe Twp Free Public Library
  • Monroe Twp (Middlesex Co.) — Monroe Twp Public Library
  • Morris Twp — Joint Free PL of Morristown & Morris Twp
  • Morristown — Joint Free PL of Morristown & Morris Twp

N

  • Northfield — Otto Bruyns Public Library

P

  • Paulsboro — Gill Memorial Library
  • Penns Grove — Carney’s Point Public Library
  • Pilesgrove — Woodstown-Pilesgrove Library
  • Pitman — McCowan Memorial Library
  • Pompton Lakes — Free PL of The Borough of Pompton Lakes

R

  • Ridgefield Free Public Library (Ridgefield)
  • Ridgefield Park Free Public Library (Ridgefield Park)
  • Roselle Park — Veteran’s Memorial Libarry
  • Rumson — Oceanic Free Library

S

  • South Amboy — Dowdell Library of South Amboy

T

  • Totowa — Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

U

  • Union Free Public Library (Friberger Park)

V

  • Vincentown — Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library

W

  • Wallington — John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
  • Wanaque Borough Free Public Library
  • Washington Boro (Warren Co) — Washington Public Library
  • Washington Twp (Gloucester Co) — Margaret E. Heggan Free PL
  • Washington Twp (Long Valley/Morris Co) — Washington Twp Free PL
  • Washington Twp (Westwood/Bergen Co) — Washington Twp PL
  • West Paterson — Alfred H. Baumann Free Public Library
  • Westwood (Bergen Co) — Washington Twp PL
  • Whippany — Whippanong Library Association (Hanover Twp)
  • Wood-Ridge — Wood-Ridge Memorial Library
  • Woodstown — Woodstown-Pilesgrove Library

 

Library Associations and Cooperatives

B

BELS School Library Consortium
An organization that provides library services and support to librarians and their school communities in 33 schools in 15 North Jersey districts.

Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS)
A consortium of over 70 libraries, most in the Bergen County area.
Web catalog

Burlington County Library System (BCLS)
A consortium of Burlington County libraries.

D

Documents Associations of New Jersey (DANJ)
Organization for government documents librarians in New Jersey.

G

Libraries of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland Information Network (LOGIN)
An automation consortium of libraries in Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland Counties.
Online catalog

H

Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ)
A statewide association of health science librarians; affiliated with the New Jersey Hospital Association.

L

Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium (LMxAC)
A multitype consortium that provides automation solutions to its member libraries.
Web catalog

LibraryLinkNJ
The New Jersey library cooperative

The Libraries of Union County Consortium (LUCC) 
Made up of all 20 public libraries in the county along with Union College

M

Medical Library Association, New York/New Jersey Chapter
The chapter covers all of New Jersey plus New York State south of Albany.

Main Library Alliance (M.A.I.N.)
A consortium of municipal public libraries, Hunterdon County Library and the Morris County Library.
Online catalog

N

New Jersey Association of Library Assistants
An active group of library assistants, library aides, paraprofessionals, para-librarians, library directors and other specialists who have united to address concerns that cut across diverse interests.

New Jersey Association of School Librarians
A statewide association of school library educational media specialists.

New Jersey Law Librarians Association
The state chapter of a national association for law librarians.

New Jersey Library Association (NJLA)
New Jersey’s oldest and largest professional librarian association.

P

PALS Plus: the computer consortium of Passaic County Libraries
A consortium of libraries in Passaic County, Hudson County and Essex County.
Shared catalog

S

South Jersey Environmental Information Center (SJEIC)
Established as a department of the West Deptford Public Library in 1991 to promote easy access to information on the environment.

Special Libraries Association: New Jersey Chapter
This chapter is the newly merged New Jersey Chapter and the Greater Princeton-Trenton Chapter.

V

The Virtual Academic Library Environment of New Jersey  (VALE)
A consortium of 50 New Jersey college and university libraries, LibraryLinkNJ (LLNJ), and the New Jersey State Library.

 

New Jersey College and University Library Systems

A

  • Atlantic Cape Community College – William Spangler Library, Mays Landing campus; Mullock Family Library, Cape May campus; Information Commons Library, Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City campus

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G

H

K

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

W

New Jersey County and Municipal Libraries

A

B

C

D

E

New Jersey County and Municipal Libraries F-L

F

G

H

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J

K

L

M

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Rutgers University Libraries’ Collections and Departments

This list was assembled from Rutgers University Libraries’ Home Page.

A

ALCHL — Center for Alcohol Studies Library, Busch Campus
One of the world’s largest collections of research and professional materials related to beverage alcohol use and problems.

ALEX — Archibald Stevens Alexander Library, College Avenue Campus
Alexander Library houses the system’s most extensive collections for broad humanities and social sciences study and research.

ANNEX — Annex Building, Busch Campus
A compact storage facility for low use materials from the New Brunswick libraries. Materials are available for circulation through the Materials Delivery Service or onsite.

ART — Art Library, College Avenue Campus
The primary collection of books and periodicals related to art and the visual arts with an emphasis on the history of western art.

C

CAMDN — Paul Robeson Library, Camden Campus
The Robeson Library houses a broad liberal arts collection which supports all undergraduate and graduate programs offered on the Camden Campus, excluding law.

CHANG — Stephen and Lucy Chang Science Library, Cook Campus.
The Chang Science Library supports the science information needs of students and faculty at the Cook and Douglass campuses. It also serves the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Chang Library houses the primary collection in animal science, plant science, aquaculture and fisheries, physical oceanography, remote sensing, food science, bioresource engineering and related disciplines.

CHEM — Chemistry Library, Busch Campus
The primary collections of books and periodicals covering all aspects of chemistry.

CRIMJ — Criminal Justice Library/ NCCD Collection, Newark Campus
A specialized collection in crime and delinquency.

D

DANA — John Cotton Dana Library, Newark Campus
Supports all undergraduate and graduate programs offered on the Newark Campus (excluding law) with an emphasis on business, management and nursing.

DGLSS — Mabel Smith Douglass Library, Douglass Campus
A focused collection to support undergraduate education with an emphasis on agricultural and environmental sciences, visual arts, physical education and landscape architecture, and the primary collections for women’s studies and the performing arts.

E

EASIA — East Asian Library, Alexander Library, College Avenue Campus
This vernacular collection contains books and periodicals in the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages.

ENTM –Bailey B. Pepper Entomology Library, Cook Campus
A comprehensive research collection on all aspects of the study of insects.

H

HERB — Chrysler Herbarium Library, Busch Campus
The Herbarium consists of over 100,000 plant specimens arranged and cataloged systematically and mounted on sheets together with reference materials on nomenclature and herbaria.

HUNGR — Collection of the Hungarian Foundation
The Hungarian Foundation is located at 300 Somerset Street, New Brunswick. Collection is used on their premises, by appointment only, with few items available for loan.

I

IMLR — Institute of Management and Labor Relations Library, Cook Campus
The center for the acquisition, organization and dissemination of labor, industrial relations and human resources information.

School of Management and Labor Relations Library, Labor Education Center, New Brunswick

J

JAZZ — Institute of Jazz Studies Library, Dana Library, Newark Campus
The IJS Library is the largest archive of jazz and jazz related materials in the world.

K

KLMR — Kilmer Area Library, Livingston Campus
A focused collection to support undergraduate education and is the primary business library in New Brunswick.

L

LSM — Library of Science and Medicine, Busch Campus
The primary collection of materials in behavioral, biological, earth and pharmaceutical sciences and engineering.

M

MATH — Hill Center for the Mathematical Sciences Library, Hill Center, Busch Campus
Extensive research collections in mathematics, statistics, computer science and operations research.

MCRBL — Waksman Institute Microbiology Library
This library is closed, and some records have not yet been purged from the catalog.

MEDIA — Media Services Department, Douglass Library, Douglass Campus
The primary collection of film, videotapes and other audio-visual materials for classroom instructional support. Media also schedules and delivers equipment for classroom use and provides in-house viewing rooms.

MUSIC — Blanche and Irving Laurie Performing Arts Library, Douglass Library, Douglass Campus
Books and periodicals related to music, as well as scores and sound recordings.

P

PHYS — Physics Library, Busch Campus
The Physics Library contains the research collections in astronomy and physics.

R

RU-ONLINE
These items are available to Rutgers University students and faculty, either through their campus computers, or remotely with a username and password.

S

SAGE — Gardner A. Sage Library, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

SCC — Scholarly Communication Center

A work and demonstration space where electronic resources can be taught in hands-on classrooms, demonstrated in a state-of-the-art auditorium, and manipulated in the Data Center.

SERC — Science and Engineering Resource Center Reading Room, Busch Campus
The undergraduate reserve collections in physical science and engineering in New Brunswick.

SPCOL — Special Collections and University Archives, Alexander Library, College Avenue Campus
Special Collections includes the University Archives and houses the Libraries’ rare books collection, the leading collection of books about New Jersey, and many other manuscript and primary research materials.

T

TSB — Technical Services Building
These items are for the use of the Technical Services staff for the purposes of acquisitions and cataloging. Not available to the public.

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