Both Atlantic City Free Public Library locations – Main Library and Richmond Branch Library – will reopen to the public in July. Per Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order, capacity at the libraries will be capped at 25 percent. Main Library will be open 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, effective July 22. Richmond Branch will be open 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. on Tuesdays, as of July 28. Click here to read more.
The public is not yet allowed inside New Jersey libraries, per Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order. However, the books, magazines, DVDs and CDs that fill the Atlantic City Free Public Library are once again available to its members. The library will begin offering a contactless Curbside Pickup Service on Monday, June 29, at its Main Library location – allowing members an opportunity to borrow materials while maintaining a safe, social distance. Click here to read more.
Registration is open for the Atlantic City Free Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program, which will run be held online from June 29-Aug. 15. There are programs for children (12 and younger), teens (13-18) and adults (18+). Click here to read more.
The Atlantic City Free Public Library was awarded a $15,000 COVID-19 Response grant by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH). CARES Act funding, allocated to NJCH through the National Endowment for the Humanities, allowed NJCH to build a new COVID-19 Response Grant program. Click here to read more.
Even though the Atlantic City Free Public Library is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its library members have access to more digital resources than ever before. The library is proud to announce it now offers hoopla, a digital streaming service of more than 700,000 titles. With a valid library card, members can stream and download eBooks, audiobooks, music, movies, television shows and comics in 70 different languages. Click here to read more.
Even when the Atlantic City Free Public Library is closed, our library cardholders can download best selling and classic eBooks and audiobooks through the Overdrive digital collection. Library cardholders can browse the collection, check out books and then download them to a personal computer or mobile device. Click here to read more.
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