Maywood Public Library
459 Maywood Avenue
(201) 845-2915
Diane Rhodes, Director

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Regular Hours (September-May)
Mon.-Wed.: 10am-9pm
Thurs. & Fri.: 10am-5:30pm
Saturday: 10am-4:30pm
Sunday: 1:30pm-4:30pm

Summer Hours (June-August)
Mon.-Wed.: 10am-9pm
Thurs. & Fri.: 10am-5:30pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday: closed

Holiday Closings
Independence Day
Labor Day Weekend
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas
New Year's Eve - 1pm Closing
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Memorial Day Weekend

Library Cards
Library cards are free to all Maywood Residents who present one proof of address, i.e. Driver's License, DMV non-driver ID, utility bill, lease, etc. Replacement of lost cards is $3.00. Cards are required to borrow materials from the Maywood Library or any of the other 72 libraries in the Bergen County Cooperative Library system. Patrons may request items from other libraries through the BCCLS webpage <BCCLS> or the library staff can initiate loans on site. Cards are also free and available to anyone employed within the borough of Maywood who does not reside in a BCCLS town.

Services & Lending
Self service photocopying and computer printouts are available for 15 cents/page. The library staff will send, but not receive, faxes for fees determined by the area code dialed and the number of pages. Overdue fines are 10 cents/day for all materials except videotapes, DVDs, and CD-ROMs, which are $1/day. New adult fiction, magazines, books on tape, and CD-ROMs circulate for 14 days. Videotapes and DVDs circulate for two days unless borrowed on Thursday or Friday, when they can be kept until the following Monday. All other items are loaned for 28 days.

Collection
The library collection consists of 60,000 books, 7,000 audio-visual items, and 75 periodical subscriptions.

Technology
Internet access on the 23 computer stations is free, and will be limited to 30-minute sessions only if others are waiting.

Children's Programs
Children's Toddler Time for children 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 accompanied by an adult is held on Thursday mornings, 10am-10:30am, September though May. Story Time for children 3 1/2 and up is held from 11am-11:45pm on Thursdays, September through May. After-school Arts & Crafts, and other educational programs for children are held on a random basis, so call for more information. During July & August there are seven weekly programs for children, as well as a reading club. Information will be available in mid-June.

Adult Programs
There is a book discussion for adults that meets the second Friday of each month, 11am- 12:30pm, and a second book discussion group meets the first Wednesday, 7pm-8pm. An annual open house is held each April during National Library Week. The Friends of the Library organization attempts to hold four to five programs for adults, two trips and three used book sales, per year. All library programs are free, but some may require pre-registration.