All library locations will be closed the entire Memorial Day weekend: Saturday, May 26th, Sunday, May 27th and Monday, May 28th.  We will re-open Tuesday, May 29th with regular hours.

Paterson Free Public Library         973-321-1223 

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Library furlough days in 2012:  1/18, 2/15, 3/21, 4/18 and 5/16

   

Welcome to our new Children's Librarian and Paterson resident, Gwen Ndubuisi.  Send greetings to ndubuisi@patersonpl.org. 

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Free Online College Courses 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURED - NEWSPAPER DATA BASES:

Online local news publication service - "HeraldNews", "The Record", "Star-Ledger", obituaries and more.
Provides a global perspective on the world's events, by delivering a wide range of publications to readers while at the library, at home and away.
Joe Malinconico, Editor of PatersonPress.com, was singled out for his ongoing coverage of the City of Paterson’s municipal budget process.
Historical New York Times  Full searching of the entire set of backfiles of the New York Times.  Output is PDF.

PATRONS!!  Suggest a Book!  Click here to make a suggestion about purchasing a book, DVD or CD

JerseyClicks   JerseyClicks is the portal for searching the databases subsidized by the NJ State Library.  You can have access to these data bases from your home when you enter your library card number.

 JerseyCat JerseyCat is the portal for searching the catalogs of most of the libraries in the state.  You can request materials with a valid library card number.

"When not in circulation books read each other."  Christopher Hewat

Open Borrowing Click here

 

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Live Homework Help from tutor.com is back!!  One-on-one, online,  real-time tutoring for students from k-12 and all adult learners.  Available 4-10 every day.   Paterson library card necessary. Click here.
Paterson Apartments click for available apartments

Job Help 

One of many job searching tools - TRY THIS!

 

 

 

Paterson Jobs  click  for craigslist jobs in our area - updated continually 

 

Job Listing from Union County Community College  click the date range under Current Job Opportunities.


   
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FUN STUFF

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World Book Suite from home

Current Events/Special Reports

NEW LOGO, NEW SERVICES 

Audio and e-books; many devices including the Nook and Sony readers, the iPhone and Blackberry  Click here for instructions


City of Paterson FY 2012 Introduced Budget

 

Paterson/City Dwellers Sites 

 


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