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Summer Hours
The Library's summer hours will begin on June 29

The Main Library and All Branch Libraries
will be closed on Saturday, July 4.

The Main Library Media Room (DVDs and CDs) will be closed on Monday, July 6, 2009, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for collection maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Weequahic Memoirs: Celebrating Newark’s Legendary Neighborhood July 8 - September 4, 2009 Exhibition Second Floor Gallery Main Library Opening Reception July 9, 2009 6:00 - 8:00 pm

The Global Artistry of Leo & Diane Dillon: A Retrospective July 9 - September 9, 2009 Exhibition Third Floor Gallery Main Library

Poetry Night July 15, 2009 6:00 - 8:00 pm Auditorium - Fourth Floor Main Library

Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema Schedule Begins June 29, 2009 Fourth Floor Auditorium Main Library

2009 Prudential Summer Reading Challenge
June 22 - August 1, 2009
At all library locations

For Kids

For Teens

From Homer to Hip-Hop Seven by Will Power July 22, 2009 6:00 pm Book discussion group Board Room - Second Floor Main Library

English as a Second Language Classes May – July 2009 Main Library and Van Buren Branch Library

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ListenNJ Downloadable Audiobooks – free, 24/7 More information about downloadable audiobooks

Influenza Information Information about H1N1 Flu/Swine Flu

Information regarding the
City of Newark's Draft Master Plan Reexamination Report
Shifting Forward, 2025: Planning for Growth, Choice & Sustainability

QandANJ Chat with a librarian – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Reference questions may also be sent to: reference@npl.org

Homework Help NJ Get online homework help Grades 4-12, college intro, and adult learners Every day from 2:00 - 10:00 pm

New Acquisitions! See the featured list of the Library's newest books and recordings.

Read the latest issue of the Library's newsletter,The Second Century. July 2009 Issue

Jersey Clicks Find magazine, newspaper, journal, and reference articles. Click here for more databases.

JerseyCat Search other NJ library catalogs for items not owned by the Library. Click here for instructions.

Free Wireless Access Use your Wi-Fi TM enabled laptop or wireless device almost anywhere in the Main Library, 5 Washington Street.

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