Bergen County Cooperative Library System
The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS, pronounced "buckles") is a consortium of public libraries in the four northeastern New Jersey Gateway Region counties of Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Essex. Founded on October 1, 1979, the organization allows for reciprocal borrowing among its members so that books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and other media are shared among the libraries cooperatively.[3] Those with a valid library card from participating towns are permitted to reserve materials online and have them transferred to their local library, where materials can be retrieved.[4]
Established | 1979 |
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Location | Northern New Jersey |
Branches | 77 |
Collection | |
Size | 5 million[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 12 million (2018)[2] |
Population served | 1.2 million[2] |
Members | 670,000[2] |
Website | www |
As of 2019, there are 77 public libraries with a total of 81 branches participating in the consortium.[5] All of Bergen County's public libraries are members of the BCCLS, along with 15 libraries from Essex, Hudson, and Passaic counties.[6] A patron's hometown library card is honored at all participating libraries. The BCCLS had also participated in the Open Borrowing (www.openborrowing.org) program, with participating libraries in Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren counties; this participation ended on January 1, 2015.[7]
Locations
Name | Address | Website |
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Allendale's Lee Memorial Library | 500 West Crescent Ave., Allendale, NJ 07401 | https://leememoriallibrary.org/ |
Bergenfield Public Library | 50 West Clinton Ave., Bergenfield, NJ 07621 | https://www.bergenfieldlibrary.org/ |
Bloomfield Public Library | 90 Broad St., Bloomfield, NJ 07003 | https://www.bplnj.org/ |
Bogota Public Library | 375 Larch Ave., Bogota, NJ 07603 | http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ |
Carlstadt's William E. Dermody Library | 420 Hackensack St., Carlstadt, NJ 07072 | https://www.carlstadtlibrary.org/ |
Cliffside Park Public Library | 505 Palisade Ave., Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 | http://cliffsidepark.bccls.org/ |
Closter Public Library | 280 High St., Closter, NJ 07624 | https://closterpubliclibrary.org/ |
Cresskill Public Library | 53 Union Ave., Cresskill, NJ 07626 | https://sites.google.com/site/cresskillpubliclibrary/home |
Demarest Public Library | 90 Hardenburgh Ave., Demarest, NJ 07627 | https://www.demarestlibrary.org/ |
Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library | 180 Washington Ave., Dumont, NJ 07628 | http://dumont.bccls.org/ |
East Rutherford Memorial Library | 143 Boiling Springs Ave., East Rutherford, NJ 07073 | http://eastrutherford.bccls.org/ |
Edgewater Public Library | 49 Hudson Ave., Edgewater, NJ 07020 | https://edgewaterlibrary.org/ |
Elmwood Park Public Library | 210 Lee St., Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 | http://elmwoodpark.bccls.org/ |
Emerson Public Library | 20 Palisade Ave., Emerson, NJ 07630 | https://emersonlibrary.org/wp/ |
Englewood Public Library | 31 Engle St., Englewood, NJ 07631 | https://www.englewoodlibrary.org/ |
Fair Lawn's Maurice M. Pine Library | 10-01 Fair Lawn Ave., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 | https://www.fairlawnlibrary.org/ |
Fairview Public Library | 213 Anderson Ave., Fairview, NJ 07022 | http://fairview.bccls.org/ |
Fort Lee Free Public Library | 320 Main St., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 | https://fortleelibrary.org/ |
Franklin Lakes Public Library | 470 De Korte Dr., Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 | https://www.franklinlakeslibrary.org/ |
Garfield Public Library | 500 Midland Ave., Garfield, NJ 07026 | https://garfield.bccls.org/ |
Glen Ridge Free Public Library | 240 Ridgewood Ave., Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 | https://www.glenridgelibrary.org/ |
Glen Rock Public Library | 315 Rock Rd., Glen Rock, NJ 07452 | https://www.glenrocklibrary.org/ |
Guttenberg Resource Center | 7002 Boulevard East, Unit M4, Guttenberg, NJ 07093 | http://nbpl.org/ |
Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library | 274 Main St., Hackensack, NJ 07601 | http://johnsonlib.org/ |
Harrington Park Public Library | 10 Herring St., Harrington Park, NJ 07640 | http://www.harringtonpark.bccls.org/ |
Hasbrouck Heights Free Public Library | 320 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 | https://www.hasbrouckheightslibrary.org/ |
Haworth Municipal Library | 300 Haworth Ave., Haworth, NJ 07641 | https://www.haworthlibrary.org/ |
Hawthorne's Louis Bay 2nd Public Library | 345 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ 07506 | https://hawthorne.bccls.org/ |
Hillsdale Free Public Library | 509 Hillsdale Ave., Hillsdale, NJ 07642 | https://myhillsdalelibrary.org/ |
Ho-Ho-Kus's Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library | 91 Warren Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 | https://hohokus.bccls.org/ |
Hoboken Public Library | 500 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030 | https://hobokenlibrary.org/ |
Leonia Public Library | 227 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605 | https://leonialibrary.org/ |
Little Ferry Public Library | 239 Liberty St., Little Ferry, NJ 07643 | http://littleferry.bccls.org/ |
Livingston Public Library | 10 Robert Harp Dr., Livingston, NJ 07039 | https://www.livingstonlibrary.org/ |
Lodi Memorial Library | 1 Memorial Dr., Lodi, NJ 07644 | http://lodi.bccls.org/ |
Lyndhurst Public Library | 355 Valley Brook Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 | http://www.lyndhurstlibrary.org/ |
Mahwah Public Library | 100 Ridge Rd., Mahwah, NJ 07430 | https://www.mahwahlibrary.org/ |
Maplewood Memorial Library | 51 Baker St., Maplewood, NJ 07040 | https://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/ |
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library | 1688 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040 | https://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/ |
Maywood Public Library | 459 Maywood Ave., Maywood, NJ 07607 | https://maywoodpubliclibrary.com |
Midland Park Memorial Library | 250 Godwin Ave., Midland Park, NJ 07432 | https://www.midlandparklibrary.org/ |
Millburn Free Public Library | 200 Glen Ave., Millburn, NJ 07041 | http://www.millburnlibrary.org/ |
Montclair Public Library | 50 South Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042 | http://www.montclairlibrary.org/ |
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch Library | 185 Bellevue Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 | http://www.montclairlibrary.org/ |
Montvale Public Library | 12 Mercedes Dr., Montvale, NJ 07645 | http://montvale.bccls.org/ |
New Milford Public Library | 200 Dahlia Ave., New Milford, NJ 07646 | http://www.newmilford.njlibraries.org/ |
North Arlington Public Library | 210 Ridge Rd., North Arlington, NJ 07031 | https://northarlington.bccls.org/ |
North Bergen Public Library | 8411 Bergenline Ave., North Bergen, NJ 07047 | http://www.nbpl.org/ |
North Bergen Kennedy Branch Library | 2123 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen, NJ 07047 | http://www.nbpl.org/ |
Northvale Public Library | 116 Paris Ave., Northvale, NJ 07647 | https://www.northvalelibrary.org/ |
Norwood Public Library | 198 Summit St., Norwood, NJ 07648 | https://nplnj.org/ |
Nutley Free Public Library | 93 Booth Dr., Nutley, NJ 07110 | https://nutleypubliclibrary.org/ |
Oakland Public Library | 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland, NJ 07436 | http://www.oaklandnjlibrary.org/ |
Old Tappan Public Library | 56 Russell Ave., Old Tappan, NJ 07675 | https://www.oldtappanlibrary.com/ |
Oradell Public Library | 375 Kinderkamack Rd., Oradell, NJ 07649 | https://oradell.bccls.org/ |
Palisades Park Public Library | 257 Second St., Palisades Park, NJ 07650 | https://www.palparklibrary.org/ |
Paramus Public Library | East 116 Century Rd., Paramus, NJ 07652 | https://paramuslibrary.org/ |
Paramus Charles E. Reid Branch Library | 239 West Midland Ave., Paramus, NJ 07652 | https://paramuslibrary.org/ |
Park Ridge Public Library | 51 Park Ave., Park Ridge, NJ 07656 | https://parkridge.bccls.org/ |
Ramsey Free Public Library | 30 Wyckoff Ave., Ramsey, NJ 07446 | http://www.ramseylibrary.org/ |
Ridgefield Free Public Library | 527 Morse Ave., Ridgefield, NJ 07657 | https://www.ridgefieldpubliclibrary.com/ |
Ridgefield Park Public Library | 107 Cedar St., Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 | https://www.ridgefieldparkpubliclibrary.org/ |
Ridgewood Public Library | 125 North Maple Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 | https://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/ |
River Edge Public Library | 685 Elm Ave., River Edge, NJ 07661 | https://www.riveredgepubliclibrary.org/ |
River Vale Free Public Library | 412 Rivervale Rd., River Vale, NJ 07675 | https://www.rivervalelibrary.org/ |
Rochelle Park Free Public Library | 151 W. Passaic St., Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 | http://www.rplibrary.org/ |
Roseland Free Public Library | 20 Roseland Ave., Roseland, NJ 07068 | http://roselandpubliclibrary.org/rfp/ |
Rutherford Free Public Library | 150 Park Ave., Rutherford, NJ 07070 | https://www.rutherfordlibrary.org/ |
Saddle Brook Public Library | 340 Mayhill St., Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 | https://saddlebrook.bccls.org/ |
Secaucus Public Library | 1379 Paterson Plank Rd., Secaucus, NJ 07094 | https://www.secaucuslibrary.org/ |
Secaucus Public Library - Katherine A. Steffens Branch | 1007 Riverside Station Blvd., Secaucus, NJ 07094 | https://www.secaucuslibrary.org/ |
Teaneck Public Library | 840 Teaneck Rd., Teaneck, NJ 07666 | https://teanecklibrary.org/ |
Tenafly Public Library | 100 Riveredge Rd., Tenafly, NJ 07670 | https://www.tenaflylibrary.org/ |
Upper Saddle River Public Library | 245 Lake St., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 | https://uppersaddleriverlibrary.org/ |
Waldwick Public Library | 19 East Prospect St., Waldwick, NJ 07463 | http://waldwick.bccls.org/ |
Wallington's John F. Kennedy Memorial Library | 92 Hathaway St., Wallington, NJ 07057 | https://wallington.bccls.org/ |
Washington Township Public Library | 144 Woodfield Rd., Washington Township, NJ 07676 | https://www.twpofwashingtonpl.org/ |
Weehawken Public Library | 49 Hauxhurst Ave., Weehawken, NJ 07086 | http://www.weehawken-nj.us/library.html |
West Caldwell Public Library | 30 Clinton Rd., West Caldwell, NJ 07006 | https://wcplnj.org/ |
West Orange Public Library | 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052 | https://www.wopl.org/ |
Westwood Public Library | 49 Park Ave., Westwood, NJ 07675 | https://www.westwoodpubliclibrary.org/ |
Wood-Ridge Memorial Library | 231 Hackensack St., Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 | https://woodridgememoriallibrary.org/ |
Wyckoff Public Library | 200 Woodland Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481 | https://wyckofflibrary.org/ |
See also
References
- "FAQ". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "What Is "Buckles"?". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "BCCLS: History". www.bccls.org. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- "BCCLS". www.bccls.org.
- "libraries.org: search results -- the library is a member of Bergen County Cooperative Library System". www.librarytechnology.org.
- "A Funding Dispute Turns Eyes Towards BCCLS". tapinto.net. July 6, 2019.