Monmouth County Nj Library Online Renewal
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Jennifer Brennan became the Librarian in May, 2023. She has been with the Monmouth County Library System for 5 years, and in addition to her background in Circulation, has experience behind the counter at many other county branches as a traveling staff member. Stop in and say hello!
Patrons can search the library catalog and request materials online as well as renew items presently checked out. Plot descriptions and reviews are available for most items. Explore our Monmouth County Library online catalog.
Downloadable e-books and audiobooks can be checked out to your electronic device, including e-readers, tablets, smartphones and computers. Fiction and nonfiction titles are available for all ages. Call the library or stop in to receive a one-on-one tutorial on how to download free e-books onto your e-reader. Explore the Overdrive catalog. Download the Libby app to borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks for free.
As of March 2024, materials may be returned in the library Book Drop, a large blue box located outside the front entrance open 24/7 for your convenience. Please place your items in the book drop one at a time to ensure they fall into the bin. The new book drop is in a protected area so your items will be a lot more secure. It's also designed in a way so that the items will be less damaged upon impact. You can now access it by parking your car right in front of the library and walking up to the main entrance. Just send your materials through the slot! This replaces the book drop formerly anchored in the side parking lot.
The 24/7 open hours of the Monmouth County E-Library remain active and popular with
members during the shutdown of all branches of the Monmouth County Library during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release.
Book drops remained closed and due dates will be extended after library branches are able to open again. Fines for delinquent returns have been waived during the closure and users with books are asked not to leave any items outside any of the library doors.
Library users have access to numerous resources and are encouraged to use them to access any of the thousands of e-books and audio books, as well as Kanopy, where movies, documentaries, international films and other recreational programs and entertainment are available, according to the press release.
Kanopy entertainment is also available simply with a library card at no cost and databases for children are also available, including story books, read-alongs, fiction and nonfiction, videos, language learning, puzzles and other games.
For residents of municipalities that are members or branches of the Monmouth County Library who do not have library membership, new library cards can still be secured while the libraries are closed, according to the press release.
When approved, the card will be valid for three months. Once libraries are permitted to reopen, new applicants can visit their local library branch to validate and pick up their physical library card. The process is available for adults, not juvenile patrons during this time, according to the press release.
For library members whose cards are about to expire before June 30, the cards will be temporarily extended through July 2. Once the library reopens, the user should visit a branch to validate and fully renew their membership.
The Monmouth County Library offers more than 34,000 eBook titles and 7,500 eAudio titles in its overdrive collection; 47,400 eBooks in its EBSCO public library eBook collection; thousands of streaming movies in its Kanopy subscription service; and 110 electronic magazines, TumbleBooks and videos for children.
The library also offers electronically accessible reference books and encyclopedia access, scholarly, academic and general searchable magazine and newspaper databases; financial resources, including ValueLine, Morningstar Investment Research Center and Hoovers Online; and language learning resources, including Rosetta Stone and Pronunciator.
And, the library offers educational and curriculum resources for teachers and students, including Facts on File and Jstor; career and employment resources; genealogy resources; and online learning services, including Lynda.com and Universal Class.
Monmouth County Library branches are in Allentown, Atlantic Highlands, Colts Neck, Hazlet, Holmdel, Howell, Manalapan, Marlboro, Ocean Township, Oceanport, Shrewsbury, Wall Township and West Long Branch.
Monmouth County Library members are Brielle, Eatontown, Fair Haven, Interlaken, Keansburg, Little Silver, Manasquan, Monmouth Beach, Neptune City, Oceanic (Rumson), Sea Bright, Sea Girt, Tinton Falls and Union Beach.
For library users with questions about their account or how to access materials, the staff has employed a live chat feature at www.Monmouthcountylib.org or library users may call 866-941-8188, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) recognizes that access to information empowers individuals with knowledge and opportunity. The Library is committed to providing the materials and services that satisfy the educational, informational, recreational, and cultural needs of our diverse community, and strives to encourage a lifelong interest in reading.
The facilities of the Mercer County Library System are supported by County member municipalities, which include: East Windsor, Ewing, Hightstown, Hopewell Township, Lawrence, Robbinsville, and West Windsor. Library services will not be denied because of age, race, religion, social or economic status, political affiliation or any other discriminatory criterion.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (revised 2009) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual is defined by the ADA as a person who:
Title II (State and Local Government Activities), requires that State and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities.
Mercer County Library encourages full participation in library programs and services. Please submit any requests for accommodation for people with disabilities to your local branch library. People who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or speech impaired can access the New Jersey Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-852-7899. New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center (TBBC) provides a variety of services for persons with disabilities. For more information individuals may call 1-800-792-8322.
New Jersey law recognizes physical, mental, developmental, and psychological disabilities, so a dog that is individually trained to assist with any of these disabilities should qualify as a service dog.
The law requires that the library take the individual at their word. People are not required to possess any certification or identification for a service animal. Service animals are not required to wear a vest or a badge. The law allows individuals to train their own dog, therefore documentation of training may not be accessible and cannot be required.
The library system is committed to providing an inclusive public space, which means accommodations for people with service animals. Yet, the library is also responsible for maintaining safe spaces. Under the ADA, a service animal can be excluded from a public accommodation if it poses a direct threat to health and safety. For example, if the service dog is aggressively barking or snapping at other patrons, the facility can request that the dog be removed. This should be handled on a case by case basis, and the patron should still be welcomed to use the library without their animal.
The Mercer County Library System bars all animals from library premises, but permits, as required by law, service animals. Service animals are defined as dogs or in some cases, miniature horses. The library will also permit service animals that are being trained to provide tasks to assist with a disability, and animals that are a part of a preapproved educational program sponsored by the library.
Minor Resident Card holders may verbally authorize a parent or guardian to have access to library account information for the purposes of resolving fines and fees; however, verbal authorization of the disclosure of account details does not include use of the library card.
Any non-resident (defined as a person who does not live, own property, work or attend school within the boundaries of East Windsor, Ewing, Hightstown, Hopewell Township, Lawrence, Robbinsville or West Windsor townships) may purchase a library card for $75 per year. Senior citizens, 62 years or older, who live in Mercer County, but not in a participating municipality, may purchase a library card for $10 per year. A non-resident library card is issued upon completion of an application, presentation of current, valid photographic identification, proof of address and payment of the processing or annual fee. As a courtesy to our non-resident patrons who pay for their library privileges, the library will issue cards to a spouse or minor child(ren) living in the household. The library will not issue a free library card to any other adult living in the household.
Business cards are available to individuals who work or own a business in one of the member municipalities of the Mercer County Library System. Use of a business library card is limited specifically to the individual cardholder. Cards cannot be issued to a business entity for use by officers or employees of the business. Business cards are issued upon completion of an application, presentation of current, valid proof of employment, such as a recent pay stub, dated work identification or current letter of eligibility from an employer, and a valid photographic identification that includes an address. A printed business card may not be accepted to either initially activate a business card library account or to renew a business library card account. Business library card accounts are renewable annually at no cost, providing the patron can verify their current eligibility by providing the information specified in this paragraph.
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