LIBRARY MATERIALS

Circulating Collection

The New Brunswick Free Public Library has over 80,000 books, 200 periodicals, and over one thousand DVDs, 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 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, children's, 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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RESERVES AND INTERLIBRARY LOANS

Books and other items that are not immediately available at the New Brunswick Free Public Library may be reserved by filling out a request at the Reference Desk. The Reference Librarian will search for the material at all libraries within our consortium first, and, if not found there, within our Interlibrary Loan network.

Patrons may also place holds on books through iBistro using their library card number and PIN (if you do not know your PIN, please contact the Reference Desk at: 732-745-5108 x20). Borrowers will be notified by telephone or email when the material is available.

Patrons are now able to place their own Interlibrary Loan requests on JerseyCat, as well. (Click here for a how-to guide.) This should only be done after searching all libraries within the iBistro catalog. Only New Brunswick cardholders are entitled to this service. Borrowers will be notified by telephone or email when the material is available.

Please note: Starting January 1, 2012, there will be a charge of $1.00 per item not picked up. If you place a hold or InterLibrary loan request, do not cancel the request, we obtain the item for you, and then you do not pick it up, a $1 fine will be placed on your account. To clarify: You can cancel a request online, over the phone, or in person. If you realize you no longer want an item you requested, you should cancel the request before the item becomes available for you to pick up so as to avoid this charge.

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LMXAC's BOOK CLUB IN A BAG

Looking to start a book club, or already have but want easy access to several copies of a book for your group? Check out this press release from LMxAC (Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium) about their "Book Club in a Bag" collection!

July 26, 2010

Oprah, The Today Show and other popular TV shows and magazines have made book clubs trendy and attracted millions back to the joy of reading.  LMxAC makes holding a book discussion as easy as checking out a kit – all you have to do is gather the friends, open the book and enjoy!  Member libraries have combined their resources for a system-wide collection of 50 kits that is maintained at the Monroe Public Library.  Each Book Discussion Kit provides an all-in-one check-out for book clubs, with everything in one bag that book clubs need for a great discussion.  In each bag you’ll find 10 copies of the book and a packet of information about the author and discussion questions.

Librarians at your local library can recommend websites that will explain how to build, improve and maintain successful book discussion groups. As a discussion leader perhaps you want to bring some supplementary literary criticism or information about a historical era, biblical references, or social customs of the time to the discussion.  Some clubs even share a themed meal or dessert that complements the book.  Remember that staff at your local library can help you bring the story to life!

Each Book Discussion Kit is loaned for 35 days and can be renewed one time.  It is possible to charge two of the Book Discussion Bags to you library account at the same time, therefore allowing a group leader to bring the next set of books to their book group before collecting the previous books for return to the library.  Library card holders from towns that are part of the LMxAC library consortium can place a hold on a book discussion kit from home or their local library and pick up the book discussion bag at the Monroe Library or their hometown library.  The book discussion bags can be returned to any LMxAC member library.  If there is a book title you want for your group and it is currently being used by another group, simply reserve the title by placing a hold on the book discussion kit, just like you would on an individual book.

The consortium currently consists of  libraries in Carteret, Dunellen, Edison, Jamesburg, Kenilworth, Long Branch, Manville, Matawan-Aberdeen, Metuchen, Middlesex, Middlesex County College, Milltown, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Plainfield, Plainsboro, Red Bank, Roselle, Roselle Park, Sayreville, South Brunswick, South River and Spotswood. Working together and sharing both technology and collections, LMxAC is a prime example of shared services among many municipalities that is benefiting residents throughout those central New Jersey communities. 

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