For everyone's safety, we ask that if you are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19, please reschedule your visit until you are feeling better.

If you still feel unsafe entering our building, we continue to offer our Grab & Go door side pickup service. Please fill out the forms online or call us at 201-939-8600 for assistance.

If you do come into the building but are still social distancing, we encourage you to check out items using our MeeScan kiosk or app, which you can do by yourself. For more information, click here.

For more information or to donate directly, click on the logos above.

Don't miss out on this year's Summer Reading Club! Registration is going on now and the club will continue through September 24. Small prizes are awarded for continued reading--the more you read, the more you earn! Fill out the prize form here!

Rutherford Public Library is proud to be a part of NJHealthConnect @ Your Library, a grant-funded program to connect our patrons with the telehealth and wellness resources they need. Rutherford residents ages 13+ whose library cards are in good standing can reserve an iPad for telehealth appointments. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and may be made up to 30 days in advance by emailing reference@rutherford.bccls.org or calling the library at 201-939-8600.

The Rutherford Public Library and the Friends of the Library of Rutherford are pleased to offer the Museum Pass Program to our patrons. Residents who have a valid Rutherford library card can visit local museums such as MOMA, the Meadowlands Museum, Insectropolis, the NJ Aviation Hall of Fame, Guggenheim Museum, Imagine That!, and more!

Check out the Museum Pass section of our website for more information!

Children ages 3-5 are invited to hear an apple story and then make an adorable apple craft on Tuesday, September 13 at 4:15pm. Children need to have someone attend with them to help them cut out pieces necessary for the craft. Registration is required.

Craft time for children ages 3-12 will be held on Wednesday, September 14 at 4:15pm. We will be making a fall wreath. Registration is required.

On Friday, September 16 at 4pm Mariana Iranzi will present a bilingual, interactive music performance, recommended for ages 3-7, but all are welcome! Mariana is a professional bassist, composer, educator, and performer based in New York City. Her three albums, the latest being "Primavera," have been well received by the media, and her album "Aventura Collage" received the National Parenting Publications Gold Award. We hope you will join us and learn some new tunes! No registration is required.

Do you like Pokémon? Do you collect Pokémon cards? Join us on Wednesday, September 21 from 5:30-6:30pm for our Pokémon Card Trading Club! Bring your own cards, show them off, and maybe make some great trades. This program is for ages 7-12 and registration is required.

Join Miss Jane on Thursday, September 22 at 4:15pm for this special story time geared towards children up to age 5, featuring a guest reader from the Rutherford Police Department! The officer will read one of the stories and this will begin a new collaboration with the police department called "Books and Badges." No registration is required.

We are thrilled to announce the addition of a new dog to our PAWS to Read lineup: Sally, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel! Register for a fifteen-minute time slot to read to Sally, or Minnie, a Basset Hound, both certified therapy dogs. Minnie will be available to hear stories Monday, September 12, and Friday, September 23 at 4pm. Sally will be available to hear stories on Tuesday, September 20 and 27 at 4pm. Children who are able to read at least a little bit and would like to practice their reading skills are invited to sign up for a time slot with Minnie or Sally. Parents are welcome and encouraged to accompany their child during their time with the dog.

Registration is required and can be done by contacting Miss Jane, Children’s Librarian, at Jane.Tarantino@Rutherford.BCCLS.org.

Art Kids Academy, a series of art workshops, will be held on the following dates: Wednesday, September 28, October 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 4-5pm. These classes take a hands-on approach to learning, with a focus on problem-solving through creative art. This program is for ages 7-11 and students may register for as many classes as they wish. Registration is required and is needed for each session.

Are you interested in coding? Looking for something to do after school in September? Why not join a coding club! This club is for students in grades 9-12 in Bergen County. Students can sign up to learn to code or be a part of the Outreach Team. Club meetings will be 90 minutes long and will begin soon. Registration is required.

Love books? Need to boost your college applications? We are currently accepting teen volunteers at the library. Teens in middle and high school can volunteer at the library for various tasks, such as shelf reading or reviewing books in the young adult collection! For more information, please email Teen Librarian Marion at marion.johnson@rutherford.bccls.org

We're thrilled to start a new Young Adult Book Club at the library, geared towards ages 13-18. Join Marion the Teen Librarian, on Tuesday, September 20 at 6pm, for the first meeting of our YA book club! For our first book, we will be reading Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald, copies will be available at the Main Desk for participants. Future book selections will be guided by participants. Registration is required.

Interested but not a teen? No worries, Marion is starting a book club for the adults that prefer YA books also.

Join us Monday, September 12 from 6:30-7:30pm to learn about the customs behind the Chinese Moon Festival, and sample some delicious teas and desserts! Registration is required, and space is limited. 

The library is offering a 16-week program to prepare patrons for their citizenship test. This program will meet once a week on Mondays from 1-2:30pm, beginning on September 12. Registration is required, with priority given to students who have a scheduled date for the test. Registration must be done in person at the Main Desk at the library. Questions? Email tatiane.ontivero@rutherford.bccls.org

This slideshow and lecture on Tuesday, September 13, from 6:30-8pm covers Ellis Island’s earliest days up to the present day. Relive some of our immigrants’ experiences, and stories, along with their fears and disappointments. Lecture will include actual immigrant pictures both past and present.

Registration is required. 

Join us via Zoom on Friday, September 16, at 1pm for a fun craft! Lauren will guide us in making fall tree collages. Materials needed from home are: scissors and double-sided tape. Pickup for materials will begin on Monday, September 12. Registration is required.

Join us, Saturday, September 17 at 2pm as acclaimed guitarist and music historian Joey Leone presents “The History of Blues in America” a one-hour program covering the history, influence, and social impact of American blues music through songs, stories, and historical facts. Registration is required.

Join us for Cook-A-Book Club, Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30pm! Weather permitting, we will meet in our library garden to sample the food that we've created. This month's book will be Farmhouse Weekends: Menus for Relaxing Country Meals All Year Long by Melissa Bahen. Registration is required!

Join us Wednesday, September 21 at 7pm for a visit from author and Rutherford native Chris K. Jones, who will discuss his new book Headcase.

Registration is required.

Join Marion the Librarian, on Monday, September 26 at 6pm, for the first meeting of our young adult book club for adults! For our first book, we will be reading Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald, copies will be available at the Main Desk for participants. Registration is required.

This month, the Spice Club will feature coriander, and we will be making mini chicken tostados with avocado. We will meet via Zoom, on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00pm to make our recipe together. Materials will be available for pickup beginning Friday, September 16. Registration is required!

Join us for an in-person movie screening, Tuesday, September 27 at 6pm, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. September's movie is Crooked House, an Agatha Christie twisted mystery, starring Glenn Close, Max Irons, and Christina Hendricks.

No registration is necessary.

Join us Wednesday, September 28 at 5:30pm in person for our Read 'em & Eat Book Club! This book club is geared toward adults who like books and snacks! This month we will be reading The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. Registration is required!

Join us on Friday, September 30 at 1pm to make coffee-themed stationery sets, just in time to celebrate National Coffee Day! There will be coffee served from the Rutherford Coffee Company. All supplies will be provided. This event will meet in person, and registration is required.

In-person ESL classes are going on now! Please see below class schedule.

Basic ESL: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11am

Intermediate ESL: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11-12pm

Questions? Email tatiane.ontivero@rutherford.bccls.org

In addition to her in-person classes, Miss Tati will be continuing her three ESL conversation classes per week via Zoom Tuesday, August 23.

The Tuesday and Thursday class runs from 3-4:30pm and can be accessed by clicking here!

The Wednesday class runs from 2-3:30pm and can be accessed by clicking here!

Do you speak, understand, read, and write English at a high intermediate level, but want to: prepare for the TOEFL exam, learn to use business language, or improve your grammar and syntax? Join us for our Advanced ESL class, Saturdays from 11am-1pm, beginning October 15. For more information, please email tatiane.ontivero@rutherford.bccls.org

The Rutherford Public Library provides a digital subscription to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal for Rutherford cardholders. If interested, send an email to reference@rutherford.bccls.org with your name and library card number and we will send you the information you need to access newspapers online!