LIBRARY HOURS
Monday 10:00 am 8:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am 5:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am 8:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am 8:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am 4:00 pm
Saturday hours for June, July and August are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Summer Hours - The Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays in June, July and August.

May 2012 Riverdale Public Library Newsletter

Computer Classes

The library offers free, hands-on computer classes. Check out our computer classes scheduled March through May. Computer Classes - Spring 2012

Upcoming Programs

Our Spring 2012 Program Brochure is available. Check it out!

Register for one or more of our programs.

New Databases
 
Discover Your Personal HistoryAncestry Library - Available at the Riverdale Public Library (in-library use only)
Discover your unique family history! This resource includes billions of records from around the world, including from U.S., U.K., and Canadian census and vital records, immigration and passport records, periodicals and books, photos, and more.
 
Available on the library computers. Come and explore!

 

 

Coming up soon...

Database instruction class, Ancestry.com 
 
Wednesday, May 16, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., or Friday, May 25, 1:00 p.m. Learn how to use the new library edition of Ancestry.com at the library.
 
Board Game Night - Fundraiser

Saturday, May 19,  6:30-8:30 p.m. Join us for this after-hours fundraiser with an evening full of fun board games! Prizes galore! Refreshments aplenty! $5/family admission required.

Musical Performance
 
Thursday, May 24,  7:00-8:00 p.m. Guitarist and composer Peter Biedermann will be on hand to lead an entertaining evening of acoustic music. Sponsored by the Friends of Riverdale Public Library. Check out Peter Biedermann's Sound

Upcoming Movie
Movies are presented on a big screen. Refreshments are served.

The Descendants, Friday, June 15, 2 p.m., Rated R, 110 minutes

Check out our program page for more details, and to see what else is happening.

Riverdale 75th Anniversary Books are being sold, for just $1, by the Friends of the Riverdale Public Library. Stop by and get your copy of this informative book which traces the history of Riverdale, and contains many photos of early Riverdale.

Wireless Hot Spot

The Library has wireless access throughout the building so you can bring your laptop!

Downoad audio and eBooks

Through DigitalLibraryNJ, you can use your library card to download audio or eBooks. Click on the hot link on the right of this page.

New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) discusses the challenges libraries face in providing e-content in  *When it Comes to eBooks, there's NOT eNOUGH!*

Finding a Good Book

Fiction Bestsellers

Non-Fiction Bestsellers

New Reads @ the Riverdale Public Library