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The Ridgefield Park Public Library
General Information
Travel directions
Please note: If you are visiting the Ridgefield Park Public Library between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 noon on weekdays, parking is limited to those with a Ridgefield Park parking permit. We suggest that you do not park your car before 11:00 a.m. without such a permit.
From Route 80 East
Take Exit 67 (Ridgefield Park/Bogota). At the top of the ramp, go through cross street and up hill. At crest of hill, make a sharp right onto Main St. At first light, make left onto Mt. Vernon St. Continue for two blocks ad make a right onto Euclid Ave. Go one block further and park on either side after crossing Cedar St. Library is on corner of Euclid Ave. and Cedar St., with entrance on Cedar St.
From Route 80 West
Use local lanes on Route 80. Take exit 70 Teaneck/Leonia. At the top of the exit ramp, make a short left onto DeGraw Ave. (west) to the light. Make a left turn onto Teaneck Road. Follow Teaneck Road to next light, which is Mt. Vernon St. Go to next corner and make a right turn onto Cedar St. After passing first cross street, park on either side.
From Route 46 East
Take the first exit (Ridgefield Park/Teaneck) after crossing the Hackensack River.
Bear right and go back under Route 46. at end of ramp, make a left onto Main St. At second light make a right onto Mt. Vernon St. Go two blocks and make a right onto Euclid Ave. Go one block and park on either side after crossing Cedar St. Library is on the corner of Euclid Ave. and Cedar St. with entrance on Cedar St.
From Route 46 West
After passing Turnpike and Teaneck Road signs, pass the light at Laurel St., pass Garden St. and at next street make a right turn onto Euclid Ave. After passing tennis courts on the left, park on either side of Euclid Ave. before the next cross street which is Cedar St. Library is on the corner of Euclid Ave. and Cedar St. with entrance on Cedar St.
From Route 4
East: Take the Teaneck Road exit—south
West: Take 2nd exit for Teaneck Road and go back under Route 4
Follow approximately 3 miles. After 6th traffic light go one block to Cedar St. and make a right. After passing first cross street, park on either side. Library is on the corner of Euclid Ave. and Cedar St. with entrance on Cedar St.
Friends of the Library
The Ridgefield Park Library is lucky to have the support of the very wonderful Friends of the Ridgefield Park Public Library. The Friends hold their monthly meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from September through June. Throughout the year, they sponsor trips, programs, and book sales to supplement the library’s annual budget. The Friends have been a driving force in the creation of the library’s DVD collection and have contributed generously to the recent renovation of the library by purchasing much of the adult department’s furniture. The Friends are always looking for new friends and welcome them to the monthly meetings. Click here for schedule.
Cooking with Friends is a compilation of recipes contributed by the Friends of the Library and other RP cooks. The cookbook is available for purchase at the library for $8.00 a copy and all proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library and its activities.
Getting a Library Card
Village residents aged 5 years old and above will be issued library cards which can be used at any BCCLS-member library. Residents must provide proof of residency in the form of an unexpired driver’s license with a current Ridgefield Park address or a current utility bill in the name of the applicant. Parents or guardians must co-sign cards for minors and are responsible for any fines or fees resulting from the use of the minor’s card. Library cards expire every three years and residency re-check will be required to renew borrowing privileges. Lost library cards will be replaced for $3.00 each. There is no charge for the first library card.
Click here to apply for a library card online.
Open Borrowing
Library cards from over 150 public libraries in Northern New Jersey (including Ridgefield Park) can be used at any participating public library. Open Borrowing is the first step toward a long-awaited statewide library card. The libraries in the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS), Morris Automated Information Network (M.A.I.N.), Libraries of Middlesex (LMxAC), Passaic County Automated Libraries (PALS), and the Sussex Warren Electronic Lending Libraries (SWELL) have all come together to allow customers from any of their libraries to walk in to any other member library and borrow materials.
Ridgefield Park residents who are interested in borrowing from M.A.I.N., LMxAC, PALS, or SWELL should stop by the RP Library and have a green Open Borrowing sticker affixed to his/her library card. The green sticker signifies entitlement to Open Borrowing privileges. This is a great asset for those Village residents who may work or study outside of Bergen County and find themselves needing materials from a library. Stop by the RP Library for your green sticker and you’re ready to go.
Open borrowing is funded by the cooperating library consortia.
Collections
- Books—non-fiction, fiction, large print, in English, Spanish, Korean. New adult books circulate for 14 days; older books for 28 days.
- Encyclopedia—current editions may be used in the library; older editions circulate for three days
- Audio books—unabridged on tape, CD, MP3 player, and downloadable to your home computer and personal MP3 player. New audio books circulate for 14 days and older audio books can be borrowed for 28 days.
- Read alongs for children—circulate for 28 days
- Language learning videos and audio kits—audios are on tape, CD, MP3 players and downloadable to your home computer and personal MP3 player—most circulate for 14 days.
- CD-ROM educational games for children—circulate for 28 days
- Magazines—in English, Spanish, Korean—circulate for 7 days.
- Newspapers—may be read in the library
- DVDs—in English, Spanish, Korean, and Indic languages. New Dvds circulate for 3 days and older dvds can be borrowed for 14 days.
- Music CDs—circulate for 7 days
Library hours
Adult Department
Mon. – Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Children’s Department
Mon., Wed., Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tues., Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Gregory Olsen Local History Room
Tues., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
1st Sat. of each month, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Except June, July, August, September.
Fines and Fees
- Ten cents a day for overdue books
- $2.00 a day for overdue videos and DVDs
- $3.00 for replacement library card
- Faxes are sent for $2.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each subsequent page within the contiguous United States
- Ten cents per page for copier and computer printer; 35 cents for color computer print
Personal Computers
The Library offers personal computers for use by the public. Our personal computers offer access to the Internet as well as to Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint. Computers can be used for 30 minute sessions and the length of the session can be extended as long as no one is waiting. We also have an Internet express station in the adult department whose use is restricted to five minute sessions for checking email, etc.
The Library is a wireless hot spot and customers are welcome to bring their lap tops with them to the Library.
The Children’s department offers similar access for children. Those under the age of 18 must have a parental permission form on file in order to be able to independently sign on for Internet access. Those in grades six and under use the computers in the children’s department and those in grades seven and above use the computers in the adult department.
There is no charge for using the Library’s personal computers, but those wishing to print materials are charged 10 cents per page for black and white printing and 35 cents a page for printing in color.
Recycling @ Your Library
The library now has postage-free mailers available so that you can recycle your used printer cartridges. Once you have finished with a cartridge, you simply place it in a plastic mailer and deposit it into a US postal service mailbox. The cartridges will be recycled, which is good for the earth, and the library will receive a donation from the recycling company. Postage-paid mailers are available at the library. If you have laser cartridges for recycling, just bring them to the library and we will mail them for you.
Images of America: Ridgefield Park
Long Time Villagers as well as newer residents will enjoy Donna Rose-McEntee’s pictorial history of Ridgefield Park. Published by Arcadia Publishing as a part of its “Images of America” series, Ridgefield Park is available for purchase for $19.99 at the Library and in the Municipal Building. All of the profits from these sales are being donated to the Library’s building fund. Ridgefield Park is a wonderful keepsake for anyone who lives in or loves the Village and will make a great holiday gift. Supplies are limited so visit the Library or Municipal Building soon to make sure you get your copy.
Ridgefield Park 1685-1985
Depending upon your internet connection (dial up vs. high speed), this file may take as much as fifteen minutes to load. This file can also be accessed quickly via the public computers in the RP Library.
This history of the Village is searchable by word or phrase and the results will be shown in order of appearance in the history. To search for specific terms:
- Click on "search" (binoculars) key
- Type in word or phrase you would like to search for and click "search"
- Click on selected item in results box
- Item will be highlighted in document
- To perform another search, click on "new search"
- To return to full page document click on "hide"
Click here to load Ridgefield Park, 1685-1986
Need Tax Forms?
From January to May, you will find a supply of US and NJ tax forms in the library. If you don’t find what you need, please let us know and we’ll help you get the form you require online or through the reproducible form file.
You can obtain many tax forms online. You are welcome to use the public Internet access computers in the library, but will be asked to pay 10 cents per page for whatever you print. If you are printing tax forms from home, please remember that most tax forms are posted in either PDG or PS format. You will need viewers to use these. Most of the tax sites will direct you to download these readers from their appropriate sites.
Click below for the forms and information on taxes that you require:
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