Fancy Dress Balls

Have you heard about 19th century Fancy Dress Balls? They were a leisurely pastime for mostly upper-class Victorians. Inspired by the masquerades of the previous century, fancy dress balls allowed attendees to express something about themselves, to project an...

Juneteenth

The Library will be closed this year on Friday, June 17 and Sunday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the date June 19, 1865, in which enslaved people in in Galveston, Texas were informed of their legal emancipation. The...
National Library Week

National Library Week

All this week, April 3rd through April 9th, libraries across the United States are celebrating National Library Week.  I like to think that libraries are special places, not just to me as a librarian, but to our entire community. This year the National Library...
Countdown to New Year!

Countdown to New Year!

As 2021 comes to a close and we start looking forward to the bright start of 2022, what better way to close out the year than to look back at the most popular books of 2021?  The books below are the top 10 most highly circulated books at the North Bergen Public...

The "Walking Tour" that was scheduled for Monday, September 18th has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 2nd due to the rain.