Kids Eat Free!

Posted by hbates on 08 July 19

Empire Pass Is Here!

Posted by mcorreia on 28 June 19

The library has purchased an Empire Pass and you can borrow it with your library card!

According New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, “The Empire Pass is your key to all-season enjoyment at New York State Parks. It provides unlimited day-use vehicle entry to most facilities operated by New York State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more.”

The library’s Empire Pass can be checked out on your library card for one week.  It is available on a first-come, first-served basis, can be used once per quarter per household, and can be reserved ahead of time if you’re planning an outing.

Enjoy the outdoors and fabulous parks in our beautiful state, complements of the Newark Public Library!

Summer Saturday Hours

Posted by mcorreia on 28 June 19

Our summer Saturday hours start soon.  Saturdays in July and August, the library will be open 9:30-1:00 instead of 9:30-3:00.

Regular Saturday hours will resume after Labor Day.

Thanks so much and enjoy your summer!

Summer Reading for Adults Returns

Posted by mcorreia on 18 June 19

Want to earn tickets for a chance to win prizes just for reading?  Then you should sign up for our Summer Reading for Adults.

Log the hours you spend reading July 1 through August 31.  For every 2 hours, you earn one ticket.  Turn your reading logs in weekly and collect your tickets, which can be redeemed after August for a chance to win prizes.

Good luck and get ready to read this summer!

Library Budget Passed!

Posted by mcorreia on 07 May 19

Click on the link below to view the budget fact sheet:

2019-2020 library budget fact sheet

A library budget presentation and Q & A session was held on Monday, May 13 at 6:00pm in the library’s Community Room.

We need your insight

Posted by mcorreia on 16 April 19

The library is looking to the future and we need your help! We are creating a strategic plan that will help us plan for the future and meet the needs of the Newark community. We will be convening community focus groups next month to talk about our community and the library. Please reach out to me at newarklibrarydirector@owwl.org if you’d like to be included in a focus group.

We are also gathering information about how people use this library and if we are meeting your needs. To help us, you can fill out a brief survey by clicking this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9ajiQp1tJ8r_9-YvDmKQNIEq8GS3RtH8BubfQ1KOFMLIZxA/viewform

Thanks so much for your help!

National Library Week Brings Exciting News

Posted by mcorreia on 27 March 19

This year, National Library Week is April 8 – 13.  In celebration, we are kicking off Library Fines Amnesty Month, and we’re giving everyone a fresh start!  Come to library to return your overdue materials any time from April 8 through May 8, and you don’t have to pay any overdue fines.

Don’t have any overdue books or movies?  That’s OK, because we want you to have a fresh start, too.  Just stop by any service desk and we will forgive your old overdue fines, no matter how old they are.

So come in, let us forgive your fines, and get that library card back in action!

“Kids & Teens Read Free” also starts during National Library Week.  Anyone 18 or younger can borrow books without worrying about overdue fines – there won’t be any!  In an effort to remove barriers to reading, we are eliminating overdue fines on books for kids and teens.  Many thanks to the library board for supporting this change, and the Friends of the Library for helping to make it financially possible.

“Place and Story” Reading and Discussion Series

Posted by mcorreia on 09 March 19

Humanities NY and the Newark Public Library are excited to announce the start of a new reading and discussion series, led by Celeste Schantz.  Stop by the desk to sign up, or register through the library’s online calendar.

One-On-One Computer Classes

Posted by mcorreia on 14 January 19

Did you know that the library offers individual computer instruction? Monday mornings and by appointment, you can sit down with our instructor and get help with your online job application, setting up and using an email account, signing up for Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family, or anything else you might need help with. Call the library to sign up.