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Branch: Dec. 11th @ 4:30 pm, Main: Dec.18th @ 5 PM & Guttenberg: Dec 19th @ 6 PM

Main Library: Sunday, December 15th at 2 PM.

Main Library: Tuesday, December 17th, 4 pm to 7:30 pm. Registration Required.

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Dec 15

Mapping North Bergen - Main Library

Join us for a discussion highlighting the development of North Bergen through a series of maps. The maps will be interactively examined with histories of landmarks and explanations of the area's development. This event will be presented by Michael Maring.

12/15/2019 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM View Flyer

Dec 16

Festive Family Film Series - Main Library

Enjoy five different festive family films at the Main Library EVERY MONDAY IN DECEMBER! Free cookies and hot chocolate will be served. Open to all ages.

Monday, December 2nd: "How the Ginch Stole Christmas"
Monday, December 9th: "Elf"
Monday, December 16th: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Monday, December 23rd: "Home Alone"
Monday, December 30th: "Frozen"

12/16/2019 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM View Flyer

Dec 16

Bedtime Storytime & Craft - Main Library

Join us at the Main Library for 6 weeks of storytime and craft! Wear your pajamas! This program will run on Mondays at 7:00 pm (Monday, December 16th through Monday, January 20th). This program is open to North Bergen and Guttenberg children of all ages.

12/16/2019 7:00 PM View Flyer

Dec 17

Escape Room - Main Library

Please join us at the Main Library for a Nightmare Before Christmas Escape Room. Solve puzzles, find hidden clues and decode messages. You must break out before Oogie Boogie gets Santa Claus!

Registration is limited to one half-hour session only.This program is open to North Bergen and Guttenberg children in grades 6th to 12th. Register at the Youth Services Desk.

12/17/2019 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM View Flyer

Dec 17

"The Grinch" Movie Event - Kennedy Branch

Please join us at the Kennedy Branch for a screening of " The Grinch". A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville. The is a FREE event.

12/17/2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM View Flyer

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Schedule: 2nd Wednesday Monthly: 2-3pm Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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Schedule: 2nd Tuesday Monthly: 2-3pm Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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Anyone who lives, goes to school, owns property, or is employed in North Bergen or Guttenberg, is entitled to a library card from the North Bergen Public Library.

A library card will be issued free of charge upon the presentation of two (2) acceptable forms of identification (driver's license, phone/electric bill, lease etc.) with a proof of residency.

A signature of a parent or guardian is required for children. The North Bergen library card will be honored in all Hudson County and BCCLS libraries for North Bergen residents however Guttenberg residents will have borrowing privileges in Hudson County libraries only.

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Locations

North Bergen Free Public Library Bergenline Main Branch

8411 Bergenline Avenue
North Bergen, NJ 07047
Phone: (201) 869-4715
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Hours

Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 1pm-5pm
NBPL Holiday Schedule

NBPL Holiday Schedule (2019)

The library is open 7 days a week with the exception of the following holiday dates:

Tuesday, January 1 - New Year’s Day
Monday, January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, February 18 - Presidents Day
Friday, April 19 - Good Friday
Sunday, April 21 - Easter
Sunday, May 26 & Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4 - Independence Day
Saturday, August 31, Sunday, September 1 & Monday, September 2 - Labor Day
Monday, October 14 - Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 5 - Election Day
Monday, November 11 - Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29 - Thanksgiving
Wednesday, December 25 - Christmas Day

*THE MAIN LIBRARY IS CLOSED ON SUNDAY'S DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST.*

Kennedy Branch

2123 Kennedy Boulevard
North Bergen, NJ 07047
Phone: (201) 869-4715 ext.6
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Hours

Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri & Sat: 9am-5pm
Sunday: Closed

Guttenberg Resource Center

Galaxy Towers Mall
7002 Boulevard East, Unit M4
Guttenberg, NJ 07093
Phone: (201) 868-2315 Ext 138

Hours

Mon & Wed: 10am-6pm
Tues & Thur 2pm-8pm
Fri (SPECIAL PROGRAMMING HOURS)
Sat: 1pm-5pm
Sunday: Closed

In the pages of a book anyone can be a great explorer or become their dream. The power of education and daydreaming creates the innovators of the future.

- Archer Sierra