Bergen County Cooperative Library System
Encyclopedia
The Bergen County Cooperative Library System is an consortium of public libraries
in the four northeastern New Jersey
Gateway Region
counties of Bergen
, Hudson
, Passaic
, and Essex
. Founded in 1984, the organization allows for reciprocal borrwing among its members so that books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and other media are shared among the libraries cooperatively. Those with a valid library card from participating towns are permitted to reserve media online and have it transferred to their local library, where it can be retrieved. IN 2011, there were 74 municipal libraries with a total of 80 branches in the participating in the computer borrwoing system.
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
in the four northeastern New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Gateway Region
Gateway Region
The Gateway Region is located in the northeastern part of State of New Jersey in the United States of America. The area encompasses Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union and Middlesex counties...
counties of Bergen
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, Hudson
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, Passaic
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, and Essex
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
. Founded in 1984, the organization allows for reciprocal borrwing among its members so that books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and other media are shared among the libraries cooperatively. Those with a valid library card from participating towns are permitted to reserve media online and have it transferred to their local library, where it can be retrieved. IN 2011, there were 74 municipal libraries with a total of 80 branches in the participating in the computer borrwoing system.
See also
- Monmouth County Library SystemMonmouth County LibraryMonmouth County Library is the county library system located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The headquarters is located in Manalapan, New Jersey.Branch locations are:...
- Freehold Public LibraryFreehold Public LibraryThe Freehold Public Library the free public library of Borough of Freehold, New Jersey located at 28 1/2 East Main Street.Serving a population of 11,000 residents and with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes the library has a yearly circulation of circa 28,000 items...
- Belmar Public LibraryBelmar Public LibraryThe Belmar Public Library is the public library of Belmar, New Jersey located at 517 10th Avenue.The library circulates about 15,000 items annually from its collection of 32,000 volumes. The Jersey Shore town in 2010 had year-round population of about 6,000...