LIBRARY MATERIALS

Circulating Collection

The New Brunswick Free Public Library has over 80,000 books, 200 periodicals, and over one thousand DVDs and videotapes, covering popular as well as educational topics and subjects. Anyone with a suggestion for the collection can contact the library at 732-745-5108 x20 or nbfpl@lmxac.org, or contact one of the department librarians listed below.

Circulation Periods, Fines, and Renewals

This chart shows the basic circulation information for our general collection:

*Renewals are only allowed if no other patron has placed a hold on the item.

Adult Collection

The adult collection contains classic and contemporary fiction, urban fiction, mysteries, science fiction, romance, and westerns. The non-fiction collection covers a wide range of subjects including a collection of test preparation and ESL books.

Hungarian Collection

The collection includes a range of titles in Hungarian. To make a suggestion or ask a question, please contact Iren Ruschack at 732-745-5108 x27or irenr@lmxac.org.

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Spanish Collection / Colección en Español

The Spanish collection contains classic and contemporary fiction, non-fiction, and biographies. Non-fiction subjects with strong representation in the collection include: religion, spirituality, finance and business, cookbooks, health, pregnancy and parenting, and literature.
If you have suggestions for other titles you would like to read, please email your suggestion to nbfpl@lmxac.org or fill out a card at the Circulation Desk in the library.

La colección en español incluye ficción clasicas y contemporaneas, no-ficción y biografías. Libros de no-ficción con muy fuerte representación incluyen: religión, espiritualismo, finanza y negocios, libros de cocina, salud, embarazo y literatura.
Si tiene alguna sugerencia para otros títulos que a usted le gustaría leer, mande sus sugerencias a nbfpl@lmxac.org ó llene un formulario que se encuentra en el escritorio principal.

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Periodicals

The library subscribes to many and various magazines, most of which can be borrowed. The library also subscribes to some periodicals which can be perused inside the library only. The daily newspapers that we receive are: the Home News Tribune, the Star Ledger, the Trenton Times, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

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Audio and Visual

The library's DVD and video collection includes popular, independent, foreign, and educational titles. The library also has an Audio Book collection, offering a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles on CD and cassette tape.

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Young Adult (Teen) Collection

The library's collection of young adult books contains both classics and contemporary novels. We also have a collection of Western comics and manga (Japanese comics), as well as a selection of magazines for teens. Anyone with a suggestion for the collection, please contact the Young Adult Librarian, Camille Thompson, at: 732.745.5116 x22 or thompson@lmxac.org.

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Children's Collection

The children's collection includes board books, picture books, and chapter books, as well as many non-fiction titles and magazines. For questions or suggestions, please contact the Children's Librarian at 732.745.5116 x15.

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Reference Collection

Our reference collection contains over 1000 volumes on a wide range of topics, from general encyclopedias to New Jersey history. The reference room also has a collection of microfilm and other resources, which you can find out more about by viewing the Local History and Genealogy page. To access our online databases, please go to the Electronic Materials page.

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