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Rockaway Township Free Public Library

Main Library: 61 Mt Hope Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-2344 | Hibernia Branch Library : 419 Green Pond Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-6872

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Adult Resources

Looking for some online resources while the library is closed? Try some of these.

Online resources:

  • RB Digital for looking at your favorite magazines
  • Hoopla for streaming and watching audiobooks, ebooks, music, comics, movies and TV
  • Digital access to The Star Ledger available to all with a valid email address during the pandemic
  • Resources for students, children, adults (login and password: MAINlib)
    • including Access Video on Demand
  • Take a class in Computer Skills available from Rockaway Township Free Public Library

Random links from around the web:

  • Information and bird house plans for the Great Crested Flycatcher
  • Miles Davis’s chili recipe
  • Watch Manhatta, the first American Avant-Garde film (1921)
  • First Person, season 1 and 2 on Youtube.
  • Knight Rider for 8 cellos.
  • 50 books 50 covers competition.
  • Bill Gates’ summer reading recommendations.
  • David Lynch is doing weather reports.
  • Library of Congress with an audio hiphop sample tool preview for their massive collections.
  • Citizen Science opportunities from the NYNJ Trail Conference on invasive species.
  • The Art of Design and other free documentaries from Netflix.
  • Virtual Prom with John Krasinski.
  • Make colorful patterns
  • Ken Burns’ Baseball streamed for free from PBS.
  • Free documentary each week by filmmaker, Gary Hustwit.
  • Fill out the Census 2020 form online.
  • FaceTime me, Ishmael.
  • Tiny Desk performances.
  • Mary-Claire King on The Moth.
  • Quinn Cummings and a story about Brian Dennehy.

Livecams:

  • Lavalette Beach Conditions
  • Barnegat Light Osprey
  • The Paterson Falls
  • The Northern Lights
  • Webcams in nature from explore.com
  • Cherry blossoms webcam in Branch Brook Park
  • Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park
  • The International Space Station

Podcasts:

  • 13 Minutes to the Moon from the BBC
  • 99% Invisible for art and architecture
  • Library Talks from the New York Public Library
  • Studio 360
  • Sidedoor Smithsonian
  • Invisibilia
  • Radiolab
  • Freakanomics Radio
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Binge Mode
  • Hit Parade

Digital Tours:

  • The Van Gogh Museum
  • National Gallery of Art
  • Museum of the City of New York
  • J. Paul Getty Museum
  • The Vatican
  • The Louvre
  • The Guggenheim
  • The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
  • NASA Langley Research Center
  • The National Aquarium

Hiking:

  • NJ’s 21 best hiking trails
  • May 2020: the lady’s slippers are out! Find a hike and look at some!
  • Morris County Parks Commission hiking apps and maps with GPS capability.
  • Parks and trails reopen May 2nd.
  • Wildlife Management Areas remain open for recreation.
  • NJ Hiking Trail maps
  • Best Hikes in NJ
  • Top 10 Hikes in NJ
  • Hiking Trailhead Map
  • Find a Hike in NY/NJ

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  • Hoopla Digital Streaming
  • Library of Things
  • Consumer Reports Online
  • Wall Street Journal
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Main Library

61 Mt Hope Rd
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-2344
Mon - Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-4pm
Closed on Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day.

Hibernia Branch

419 Green Pond Rd
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-6872
Mondays 11am-5pm
Wednesdays 2pm-8pm

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