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 to become their own country. 

From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues. 

JCFPL’s commitment to lifelong learning supports our celebration of Independence Day by providing relevant digital resources in which patrons can utilize to learn more about our nation’s founding.  

Resources 

• Digital Public Library of America (dp.la): The DPLA is a platform that brings together many collections of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. 

• Britannica: Brittanica Library provides the trusted name and information people have come to expect from Encyclopedia Britannica. 

• EBSCOhost: Full text of over 1,800 magazines and newspapers with MasterFILE Premier, Business Source, and Health Source Plus. A variety of other tools for research are also available. 

Feedback 

“This is very pleasant library. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Everything is always clean and creative. The ladies there work hard on any holiday decorations. It’s very pleasing to the eye. They also have lots of fun activities for the kids and you can learn alot. So stop by if your in Jersey City near communipaw.” 

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