GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTACT
Mailing Address
60 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone Numbers
Circulation (for renewals, account information, etc.):
732.745.5108 x25
Reference (for research questions, service information, etc.):
732.745.5108 x20
Young Adult Room (to speak to the librarian in the Teen Room):
732.745.5116 x22 {This extension is usually staffed only from 2:30-6pm on school days.}
Children's Room (for questions about Children's programs, books, etc.):
732.745.5116 x15
Library Director (for administrative questions)
732.745.5108 x26
Reference Desk email
nbfpl@lmxac.org
Feel free to email the Reference Desk with a question for a Librarian! Also feel free to direct any question to this address if you are unsure to which specific department you should address it.
Reference Fax
732.846.0241
Facebook
"Like" us on Facebook! View our page at www.facebook.com/nbfpl. The Facebook page is regularly updated with library event information, items of interest, emergency closing announcements, etc.
Twitter
Follow us on Twitter - @NBFPLNJ - to keep up to date on library events, library-related news, and local items of interest!
Google+
Put the library in one of your "circles" on Google+!
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HOURS
General Hours
Monday through Thursday: 10 AM to 9PM
Friday and Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday*: 1 PM TO 5 PM
*2013 Sunday hours are from January 13 through May 12 and September 8 through December 15: The library is closed on Sundays in the summertime.
Children's Room Summer Hours*
Monday through Thursday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Friday and Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
*Children's Room Summer Hours correspond as close as possible to the New Brunswick Public Schools' summer break. 2013 summer hours begin June 24.
Holiday Closings:
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 = Closed for New Year's Day
Sunday, January 6 = Closed
Monday, January 21 = Closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Tuesday, February 12 = Closed for Lincoln's Birthday
Monday, February 18 = Closed for Presidents’ Day
Friday, March 29 = Closed for Good Friday
Sunday, March 31 = Closed for Easter
Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 = Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
Thursday, July 4 = Closed for Independence Day
Saturday, August 31 to Monday, September 2 = Closed for Labor Day Weekend
Monday, October 14 = Closed for Columbus Day
{Wednesday, November 27 = 5:00pm Closing}
Thursday, November 28 = Closed for Thanksgiving
Sunday, December 22 = Closed
{Tuesday, December 24 = 5:00pm Closing}
Wednesday, December 25 = Closed for Christmas Day
Sunday, December 29 = Closed
{Tuesday, December 31 = 5:00pm Closing}
Wednesday, January 1, 2014 = Closed for New Year's Day
~To download a PDF of the Closing Policy and Calendar of Operations for 2013, click here.
~For a 2013 Calendar showing the library's holiday closings, click here.
Please check the library's Facebook page or Twitter account for emergency closing announcements.
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DIRECTIONS
- From Route 18 North or South:
- Take Route 18 to New Brunswick. Exit at New Street (exits to the right). Turn left onto Livingston Avenue at third traffic light. The library will be on your left. (Pass the library and turn left onto Welton Street to reach our parking lot - see below.)
- From NJ Turnpike, take Exit 9 for Route 18. Once on Route 18, follow above directions.
- Traveling South on Route 27:
- Cross the Raritan River into New Brunswick. Route 27 is Albany Street here. At 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Nielson Street (Hyatt Hotel on corner). At traffic light, turn right onto New Street. Follow New Street to 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Livingston Avenue. The library will be on your left. (Pass the library and turn left onto Welton Street to reach our parking lot - see below.)
Use Google Maps to map your route.
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PARKING
The New Brunswick Parking Authority operates a metered parking lot adjacent to the library and there is also metered on-street parking. The meters accept dimes (12 minutes) and quarters (30 minutes) up to a maximum of two hours. Metered parking is in effect from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mondays through Fridays.
The parking lot is located off of Welton Street: It is behind and on the right side of the library when facing the building. (If you turn onto Welton Street from Livingston Avenue, take your second left into the parking lot. The first left is a dentist's office parking lot.)
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