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JCFPL is a Book Sanctuary
Discover Your Library Catalog
The Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL) is a Book Sanctuary. What does that mean for you? The Library collects and protects challenged books. From classics, romance, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and more, we have a robust collection of literature. For the love of reading, join us on this voyage to a world full of wonder.
It’s the Online Resources for Me
Limitless Learning at Your Fingertips
Your library resources are unlimited. Connect with our 24/7 digital library for educational content, find sources, and explore newspapers, journals, and other research material. Your library has something for everyone.
Put your skills to work
Apply for a Google Career Certificate scholarship
The Google Career Certificate program can help you get on the fast track to a competitively paid job in a high-growth field. You do not need relevant experience or a degree to complete this flexible, online job training. Explore what the program has to offer.
Library Foundation
Empowering Your Community
A donation to the Jersey City Free Public Library Foundation helps your neighbors and positively impacts the community.
Technology at the Library
Connecting You to the Digital World
Let’s face it, the world has become digital, and the community needs have evolved, and so has your library. Borrow a technology kit and hotspot, take a tech class, or visit your local branch to use an accessible public computer with access to high-speed internet. Whatever you choose, we have access to emerging tech.
Library Culture
Immerse Yourself in a World of Culture
Experience what your library has to offer you. Your library offers celebrated programming from music and art with Community Awareness Series, free access to New York City museums, and a Spanish-language center, Biblioteca Criolla, housing an approximately 20,000-item print collection of circulating and reference materials.
