Our Library

Library Hours

Until further notice, the Library's hours of operation are:

Sunday	CLOSED
Monday	CLOSED
Tuesday	9:00AM–6:00PM
Wednesday	9:00AM–6:00PM
Thursday	9:00AM–6:00PM
Friday	CLOSED
Saturday	9:00AM–12:00PM

Additionally, Curbside Pickup is available Mondays and Fridays, 9:00AM–1:00PM.

The Library is located in the red Barnett Academy building, on Main Street, Oldwick.

COVID-19 Contingencies

The Library is happy to welcome you back! Front porch deliveries will still be available to all patrons. You are encouraged to try this successful program.
Currently there are some guidelines for all of us to help keep the patrons and staff safe and healthy.

•   Please stay home if you are showing signs of illness or have been in contact with someone who is sick.
•   Face masks must be worn, and social distancing must be observed.
•   Everyone must use the provided hand sanitizer upon entering the library.
•   Patrons are expected to limit their time in the library to the selection of materials. Please do not linger--limit your visit to 30 minutes.
•   Return all materials to the blue Book Return box in the parking lot. All materials returned to the Library will be quarantined for 72 hours before being made available for the next patron.
•   Computer use limited to one hour per day, starting on the hour, one patron at a time, to maintain social distancing. Reservations will be taken.
•   Magazines and newspapers may be checked out but are not available for browsing at this time.
•   Maximum of 10 people, 5 upstairs, 5 downstairs.
•   No meetings are allowed inside the Library, including tutoring sessions. Outdoor meetings on the patio can be scheduled. The public is encouraged to enjoy the Library’s backyard.
•   Book sales rooms are open, everyone is expected to use provided hand sanitizer before entering the room and to observe social distancing.
•   Front Porch Delivery will continue Monday-Friday, 9:00am-1:00pm, and Saturdays 9:00am-12:00pm.

We will continue to monitor the situation and will post information on our website and through social media when there are updates.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to best serve and protect our patrons and staff.
Tewksbury Library

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Thank You

Thank you to everyone who helped make 2020 a good year of reading in Tewksbury; from people who held onto good cheer and kindness; to people who donated books; and patrons who generously gave much needed financial donations. It has all helped! Now onto 2021, which everyone hopes will be healthy and bright for us all.

Thank you to all who donate your gently used books. Currently, the library is accepting donations by appointment only. Please contact us at 908-439-3761 and leave your name and contact information and our team will get back to you to set up a time to drop off books.

We Need Your Help

This has been a rough year for all of us. During COVID-19, we found creative ways to continue operations to SERVE YOU and our COMMUNITY. We truly are YOUR community resource and WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

Funding has been significantly reduced during the pandemic. This year we were unable, with our co-sponsor, The Tewksbury Rescue Squad, to hold the annual Harvest Festival, a MAJOR fundraiser.

Now more than ever we NEED YOUR HELP so we can continue to be here for you. ANY amount helps, so please donate what you can!

There are THREE ways to donate:

•    Check: The Tewksbury Library, PO Box 49, Oldwick, NJ 08858
•   PayPal
•    On our website, click on Donate.

County Library System Joins the MAIN Library Consortium

The Hunterdon County Library system is joining with the MAIN library consortium, Morris Automated Information Network. What does this mean for our patrons? We will have access to a larger catalogue of books, and the ability to visit other libraries in the network. Digital content users will be able to expand their options by continuing with Hunterdon’s Libby app and joining MAIN’s CloudLibrary. As of Tuesday, January 12, you can look at the digital content and the full catalogue online. To log in, go to the MAIN site and sign in with your usual account information. Let’s enjoy our new access and be patient with any hiccups!

What’s Happening at the Library

• We have jigsaw puzzles available to borrow. Just stop by or give us a call!

• Local resident’s art has often graced the walls of the library, bringing more creative variety into all our lives. If you have artwork you would like to display please get in touch with us. Consider sharing quilts, hooked rugs and other forms of fiber art as well.

Please contact the Library if you are interested in these or other events.

Our Collection is Growing!

Every month, we add new books and materials to our collection for your reading pleasure. To see a list of what we added in December, please click here.

Front Porch Books:

While access to the physical Tewksbury Library is limited, we are offering a “Front Porch Books” program.

How does this work?

• Using the online system, you can request books. Our librarians will pull those books and place them in a bag for you to pick up from in front of the library. Pick up will be available on Monday through Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm, andSaturdays from 9:00am-12:00pm. Please call or e-mail ahead before you come, so we can make sure that your books are bagged and ready to go. To return books, simply place them in our book drop.

How do i use the online system?

• If you have a specific book that you are searching for, go to the library’s online system and search for that book. Then select “Place Request,” and that's it.
• For a more general search, select a search topic (keyword, etc.), and procede from there.
• Don’t have a Library card yet? Get one! Submit the online form to get your temporary barcode. This will give you access to borrow e-books and audio from Overdrive/Libby, and to request books and other items.

Any questions?

• Please e-mail us, or phone 908-439-3761.

Remote Access

As always, the following remote access resources are available to you:
• Remote Reference: Phone (908-788-1434, or 908-730-6135) or e-mail with questions. No question is too big or too small!
• Digital Lending: Access e-books & e-audio through our e-HCL Digital Library! Go to hclibrary.overdrive.com/ on your desktop computer, or download the Libby app to any mobile device. We added many new titles. Phone (908-788-1434 or 908-730-6135) with any questions.
• Digital Magazines: Use RBDigital to check out your favorite magazines.
• Databases: Do research with Consumer Reports, EBSCO Host, Rosetta Stone, or Morningstar. All these, and more, can be found on the Library’s e-Resources page.

Foreign Language Help

Interested in learning a foreign language? Three new options are available to explore. The Libby by Overdrive app offers foreign language audio books for learning. Also available on the County Library’s website, is access to Rosetta Stone programs for 30 different languages! Our Library has new audio books: the French, Spanish, and Italian Pimsleur Basic courses. Stop in if you need some help.

Be a Langauge Wizard

Reading Harry Potter in another language is suggested for truly absorbing a new language. We have just added Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Spanish, Italian and Chinese. It will be arriving soon in French.

Did you purchase new books during quarantine?

Please consider donating them to the library! We would love to add them to our collection. Currently, the library is accepting donations by appointment only. Please contact us at 908-439-3761 and leave your name and contact information and our team will get back to you to set up a time to drop off books.

New Butterfly Garden

THANK YOU to local Master Gardner Carol Raposo for creating our new hummingbird and butterfly garden by the patio!

Family Fun
Enjoy a personal tour of the Melick’s farmwith George Melick. Learn about local history and farming. Bring some new ideas back to your garden.

A tour will be conducted once a week, on a weekday. Mr. Melick asks for a donation to the Library in honor of your tour. Schedule your tour with the librarian.

Regular Programs:

Our regular programs are beginning again.
Wool Keepers rug hooking, Tuesdays,
Book Club Zoom meeting, third Thursday of each month, 7:00pm. Stay up to date and register for all programs (when necessary) via the Library website.

Friends Update, January 2021

2020: Tewksbury Library to the Rescue!

It’s been a tough year for our community. No longer were we able to freely meet or visit with family and friends, give hugs or embrace our spontaneity.

Few have been able to live their “old” normal, and for the last 10 months we worked hard to cope with our new reality. Some of us turned to old hobbies and many developed new. Some might even say that during this time, we become our better selves. Most would say that having a good book available made many days bearable, if not enjoyable.

Because of the hard work of the library staff and volunteers, we always had the ability to have a book in hand or DVD to watch. The front-porch pickup allowed us the opportunity to travel to places, stories, and times that kept us whole—we got to go wherever we needed. It was The Friends' pleasure to support these efforts through funding the new book of the week program to help grow our local collection for both adults and children in our community.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to our librarians, Joanne and Sharon, and to the trustees for giving us access to the library and the life we needed to experience.

Books We Love

Looking for a great book recommended by a trusted reviewer? Visit the Friends’ website for our monthly picks. Some books are newly published, while others are old favorites. All books are available through our library system. Check it out!

This month’s book choice is:
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins

American Dirt begins with the terrifying massacre of an extended Mexican family at a Quinceanera celebration. Lydia’s husband, a journalist, has infuriated the head of a powerful cartel, provoking this deadly retribution. Hearts pounding, we watch as only Lydia and her eight-year-old son, Luca, narrowly escape the gunmen by hiding in a bathroom. As the cartel continues to search the city for them, Lydia at first turns to old friends for help. But realizing that she has now put her friends in grave danger as well, Lydia determines that their escape must be by her wits alone.

Read more on the Friends website.

The Friends' "Best Books of 2020"

Looking for a good read? (Always!) The Friends have created a list of their favorites of 2020. Enjoy!
1. Hamnet—Maggie O’Farrell
2. Florence Adler Swims Forever—Rachel Beanland
3. Writers and Lovers—Lily King
4. Pull of the Stars—Emma Donoghue
5. Magic Lessons—Alice Hoffman
6. The Beautiful Mystery—Louise Penny
Go to our webpage for more Books We Love, along with reviews by the Friends.

Join Us!

If you like what we do, please consider supporting the Friends though a sustaining membership. Please go to our website for more information.

The Friends

Library Services

Automated Borrower Services

The Hunterdon County Library has a new Automated Notification System which automatically phones borrowers with overdue notices. You can also dial 908-788-0592, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to access their patron information. After registering a PIN at any library in the Hunterdon County System, you will be able to renew materials and hear what items you have on loan, on hold, or overdue.

Audio Books

Your Library has a large selection of Books on CD. Many people enjoy borrowing audio books for a change of pace while commuting, to break the monotony of long trips to vacation spots, to learn a new language, or just to entertain them on a weekend afternoon.

American Literature on Video

The library has purchased The Teaching Company's "Classics of American Literature" video course. This addition is an excellent reference source. It is composed of 21 videos, and each video consists of a distinguished professor discussing a particular period of American literature. Due to space limitations, these videos are not out on shelves; please ask the librarian if you would like to check any of the videos out or to see the guides which accompany the videos.

Lifetime Reading

The New Lifetime Reading Plan, a Classic Guide to World Literature, is a list of great books, put together by Clifton Fadiman & John S. Major. The Plan is meant for readers from 18 to 80+ who are curious to see what their minds can master in the course of a lifetime. Pocket summaries of the 132 authors in the Lifetime Reading Plan, as well as a chronological list, are available to aid patrons in their reading. These classic works include fiction, essays, plays, and poetry by the world’s foremost authors and thinkers.

County Library

In addition to all that is available at the Tewksbury Library, the Hunterdon County Library offers a variety of services, such as the following:

On-Line Periodical Search

The County Library offers on-line access to several database search enginesfor information contained in journals, magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals.