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Welcome to the North Bergen Free Public Library blog! We post new content every Thursday. Let us know in the comments what type of content you want to see!

¡Bienvenido al blog de la Biblioteca Pública Gratuita de North Bergen! Publicamos contenido nuevo todos los jueves. ¡Cuéntenos en los comenterios qué tipo de contenido quiere ver!

World Day of Social Justice

by Jane Spadaccini | February 20, 2025 | Adults, Booklists, Young Adults | 0 Comments

In 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared February 20th as the World Day for Social Justice. Below, we have gathered a book and watch list to you check out on a wide array of important topics. Please check out this year's theme on the UN...

All You Need is LOVE

by Jane Spadaccini | February 13, 2025 | Adults, Booklists, Young Adults | 0 Comments

Love is in the air! We're celebrating Valentine's Day with some of the best romantic books and movies featuring some of the best fictional couples. Did one of your favorites make our list?Books Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Mixmatched by Anne Camlin It Happened One...

Celebrate Black History Month

by Jane Spadaccini | February 6, 2025 | Adult Resources, Adults, Booklists, Online Resources, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

We're celebrating Black History Month all February long! We've compiled a list of fictional stories, memoirs and biographies that are focused on some important Black Americans. Also, we added movies and tvs shows that we recommend checking out. At the bottom of the...

Holocaust Remembrance Day

by Jane Spadaccini | January 30, 2025 | Adults, Booklists, Events, Online Resources, Young Adults | 0 Comments

Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz -Birkenau concentration camp. We have gathered books, documentaries and movies that portray life within the concentration camps. These stories are told from survivors and historians with some...

A History of Presidential Libraries

by Jane Spadaccini | December 26, 2024 | Adult Resources, Online Resources | 0 Comments

Since the founding of the National Archives in 1934, only about three percent of the Nation's history is preserved in its buildings. These records are what is known as our National identity. After the American Revolution, President Washington set up a precedent where...

Author Spotlights

by Jane Spadaccini | December 19, 2024 | Adults, Booklists | 0 Comments

As the year winds down we are celebrating authors who have December birthdays. Here are just some of the many authors who have birthdays this month. We’ve included two book recommendations as well just in time for the holidays!Candace Bushnell (12/1) Candace Bushnell...

World Choral Day

by Jane Spadaccini | December 12, 2024 | Adults, Young Adults | 0 Comments

On the Second Sunday of December, choral music fans gather to celebrate World Choral Day. This year it falls on December. This post is filled with modern and classic choral pieces for you to enjoy! We also included some composers to check out as well. Happy Singing!...

Happy Holidays

by Jane Spadaccini | December 5, 2024 | Adults, Children, Young Adults | 0 Comments

From all of us to you, we hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Here are some of our choices for holidays books and movies for you to enjoy! Books A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley In a...

Children’s Non-Fiction Spotlight

by Leanne Ly | November 21, 2024 | Booklists, Children | 0 Comments

Did you know that we eat 350 slices of pizza every second in the United States? Or that in Sweden, there is a type of pizza that is topped with bananas, curry powder, and peanuts? Mmmm! (Pizza! A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli) How about the fact that the Statue of...

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

by Jane Spadaccini | November 7, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

November is National Native American Heritage Month. We're highlighting authors, new releases, movies and more! Be sure to drop by the Library to see more books written by our indigenous peoples.New Releases to Check Out! Louise Erdrich - The Mighty Red Tommy Orange -...

Introducing Meescan Self-Checkout!

Oct 19, 2020

In an effort to promote contact-free interactions, the North Bergen Public Library has acquired Meescan Self-Checkout machines for all three library branches. These machines will give library members the ability to checkout library materials on their own,...

National Voter Registration Day

Sep 4, 2020

With the General Election in November quickly approaching, here is some important information that you may need to know about registering to vote. The general election this year is on November 3rd, but you must register to vote well before that. The deadline to...

Clif Bar Partnership in August!

Aug 3, 2020

The library is excited to announce an August partnership with Clif Bar at all three library branches! North Bergen and Guttenberg library patrons coming to the library in August for curbside pickup and craft pickups will have the option to get a free Cliff Bar with...