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Jersey City Free Public Library Annual Backpack Giveaway
Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL) is excited to announce our Annual Backpack Giveaway. As part of our commitment to Lifelong Learning, we are hosting a systemwide backpack giveaway to support local students and families as they prepare for the upcoming school year. This giveaway is about more than just providing backpacks. It is about … Continued
Happy Jersey City Pride from Jersey City Free Public Library
Happy JC Pride from JCFPL! This year marks 24 years of Jersey City Pride, where we celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQ+ communities and allies in Hudson County and the New York City Metro Area. What makes Jersey City Pride unique is its focus on the importance of diversity in our community. Celebrating JC Pride … Continued
Happy National Video Game Day
Happy National Video Game Day from Jersey City Free Public Library! Did you know that there is research that suggests that video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children? Over the years video gaming has become incredibly popular with an estimated 212 million Americans playing regularly. JCFPL has embraced gaming in several … Continued
Priscilla Gardner Main Library Reimagined – Phase 4 Renovations
Gardner Main Library Reimagined The Priscilla Gardner Main Library opened its doors in 1901. For the past decade the Main Library has had ongoing renovations. In 2025 the Main Library will be reimagined as we begin Phase IV of our renovations. Libraries serve as hubs for the community and as our community evolves, so do … Continued
Celebrate Independence Day with JCFPL
Jersey City Free Public Library invites our patrons to honor this country’s rich history this Independence Day. July 4th, 1776 marks the historic day that the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. The declaration stated that the American colonies no longer wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and that they wanted … Continued
Happy International Yoga Day from JCFPL!Â
Today JCFPL celebrates International Yoga Day, a day to honor the practice of the spiritual discipline which focuses on harmony between mind and body. Yoga’s origins can be traced to northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word yoga was first mentioned in ancient sacred texts called the Rig Veda. The Vedas are a set … Continued
Happy Juneteenth from JCFPL!
On June 19th Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control over the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops arrived over two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the … Continued
Happy Pride Month from JCFPL!Â
As we step into the vibrant month of June Jersey City Free Public Library is proud to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for … Continued
Celebrate Memorial Day with JCFPL
The Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL) invites our patrons to celebrate Memorial Day as we honor U.S. military personnel who died while serving this country. About JCFPL Established in 1889, the JCFPL has proudly served as a dynamic center for growth and learning in Jersey City for over 120 years. As the largest municipal … Continued
Happy National Limerick Day from JCFPL
Happy National Limerick Day from the Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL)! A limerick is a five-line poem that consists of a single stanza, an AABBA rhyme scheme, and whose subject is a short, pithy tale or description. Our catalogs are full of books where you can read poems or learn how to write them. … Continued