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The following libraries in New Jersey maintain collections of consumer health information of varying scope and sizes. These libraries have volunteered to have their names listed in HealthyNJ. If your library has a consumer health collection that you would like to include in this listing, please contact us.

Atlantic Essex Monmouth Sussex
Bergen Gloucester Morris Union
Burlington Hudson Ocean Warren
Camden Hunterdon Passaic
Cape May Mercer Salem
Cumberland Middlesex Somerset
Health Science Library Public Library  Public Library

Atlantic County
Atlantic City Medical Center - Health Sciences Library
1925 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
609-344-4081 ext. 2832; Fax 609-441-2137
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Atlantic County Library Public Library
40 Farragut Ave., Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-625-2776; Fax 609-625-8143
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://atlanticlibrary.org/

 

Bergen County

Bergen Community College - Sidney Silverman Library & Learning Resources Center
400 Paramus Rd., Paramus, NJ 07652
201-447-7131; Fax 201-444-7036
Access: Open to public and patients, borrowing privileges to Highlands residents.
Website: http://www.bergen.cc.nj.us/library/


Englewood Hospital & Medical Center Research Library 
350 Engle St., Englewood, NJ 07631
201-894-3070; Fax 201-894-9049
Access: Open to public and patients, circulation to patients.
Website: http://www.englewoodhospital.com/medservices.cfm?pageid=575


Hackensack University Medical Center - Medical Library 
30 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-996-2326; Fax 201-996-2467
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.
Website: http://www.humed.com/medlibrary/


Palisades Medical Center - Medical Library 
7600 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ 07047
201-854-5125; Fax 201-854-8360
Access: Open to patients, no circulation to consumers.

Valley Hospital - Medical Library 
223 North Van Dien Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-447-8285; Fax 201-447-8602
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.
Website: http://www.valleyhealth.com/Programs_Services.aspx?id=58

 

Burlington County
Deborah Heart & Lung Center - Edith & Jack Tobin Medical Library 
200 Trenton Rd., Browns Mills, NJ 08015
609-893-6611 ext. 4397/4398; Fax 609-893-1566
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.


Mount Laurel Library Public Library
100 Walt Whitman Ave., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-9539
856-234-7319 ext. 315; Fax 856-234-6916
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://www.mtlaurel.lib.nj.us

 

Camden County
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center - Reuben L. Sharp Health Science Library 
One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103
856-342-2525; Fax 856-342-9588
Access: Open to public, no loans to public. For reference work only.
Website: http://libraries.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/index.html


Kennedy Memorial  Hospital - University Medical Center - Cherry Hill Division Library 
2201 Chapel Ave., W Cherry Hill, NJ 08002-2048
856-488-6865; Fax 856-488-6606
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

UMDNJ - Health Sciences Library at Stratford 
1 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084
856-566-6810; Fax 856-566-6380
Access: Open to public. Appointment preferred.
Website: http://libraries.umdnj.edu/stlibweb/

 

Cape May County

Cumberland County

Essex County
Clara Maass Medical Center - Medical Library 
1 Clara Maass Dr., Belleville, NJ 07109
973-450-2294; Fax 973-450-1936
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

East Orange General Hospital - Health Services Library 
300 Central Ave., East Orange, NJ 07018
973-266-8520 ext. 19; Fax 973-266-8469
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.


Nutley Free Public Library Public Library
93 Booth Dr., Nutley, NJ 07110
973-667-0405; Fax 973-667-0408
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://nutley.bccls.org/


St. Barnabas Medical Center - Health Science Library 
Old Short Hills Rd., Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-5050; Fax 973-322-5279
Access: Open to public and patients, consumer materials available for consumers.


UMDNJ - George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences 
30 12 Ave., Newark, NJ 07103
973-972-4358/4359; Fax 973-972-3870
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://libraries.umdnj.edu/newarklib/

 

Gloucester County
Underwood Memorial Hospital - Anthony DiMarino Library 
509 N. Broad St., Woodbury, NJ 08096
856-845-0100 ext. 2901; Fax 856-848-5752
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Hudson County
Christ Hospital - Libraries  
176 Palisade Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-418-7044; Fax 201-795-8737
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.
Website:  http://www.christhospital.org/html/schools_of_medicine/libraries.html


Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center - Health Science Library 
55 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus, NJ 07096-1580
201-348-9300 ext. 217; Fax 201-392-3527
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon Medical Center - Medical Library 
211 Wescott Dr., Flemington, NJ 08822
908-788-6100 / Reference ext. 3220; Fax 908-788-2537
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Mercer County
Capital Health System at Fuld - Medical Library 
750 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08638
609-394-6065; Fax 609-278-1882
Access: Open to patients, no circulation to consumers.

Capital Health System at Mercer - Health Sciences Library 
446 Bellevue Ave., Trenton, NJ 08607
609-394-4125; Fax 609-394-4131
Access: Open to patients, no circulation to consumers.

Medical Center at Princeton - Medical Center Library 
253 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08540
609- 497-4487; Fax: 609- 497-4998
Access: Open to public and patients, consumer materials available for consumers
Website: http://www.princetonhcs.org/default.aspx?p=2750

 

New Jersey State Library Public Library
185 West State Street (PO Box 520), Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
609-292-6220
Access: Open to public, circulation to NJ citizens with library cards from their local public libraries.
Website: http://www.njstatelib.org/cyberdesk


Princeton Public Library Public Library
65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08542
609-924-9529; Fax 609-924-6109
Access: Open to public, grant-funded consumer health collection available for the public.
Website: http://www.princetonlibrary.org

 

Middlesex County
East Brunswick Public Library Public Library
2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-390-6950; Fax 732-390-6796
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://www.ebpl.org/


John F. Kennedy Medical Center - Medical Library 
65 James St. (PO Box 3059), Edison, NJ 08818-3059
732-321-7181; Fax 732-632-1623
Access: Open to public and patients, consumer materials available for consumers.

St. Peter's University Hospital - Medical Library 
254 Eastern Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08903
732-745-8545; Fax 732-937-6091
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.
Website: http://www.stpeterslibrary.com


UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences 
One Robert Wood Johnson PL., PO Box 19, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
732-235-7604; 732-235-7826
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://libraries.umdnj.edu/rwjlbweb/index.htm

 

Monmouth County
CentraState Healthcare System - Medical Library 
901 W Main St., Freehold, NJ 07728
732-294-2668; Fax 732-294-2589
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers, pamphlets available for the public. Appointment required.

Jersey Shore Medical Center - Health Sciences Library 
1945 Route 33, Neptune NJ 07754-4858
732-776-4265; Fax 732-776-4530
Access: Open to public and patients, consumer materials available for consumers.


Long Branch Free Public Library Public Library
328 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740
732-222-3900; Fax 732-222-3799
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://www.lmxac.org/longbranch


Riverview Medical Center - Clinical Library 
One Riverview Plaza, Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-530-2275; Fax 732-530-2394
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Morris County
Chilton Memorial Hospital - Medical Library 
97 W Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
973-831-5058; Fax 973-831-5041
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital - Health Science Library 
Greystone Park, NJ 07950
973-538-1800
Access: Open to public, no circulation to consumers.

Morristown Memorial Hospital - Lathrope Health Science Library 
100 Madison Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960
973-971-8926; Fax 973-290-7045
Access: Open to public and patients, consumer materials available for consumers.
Website:  http://www.atlantichealth.org/Morristown/For+Professionals+%26+Med+Ed/Health+Sciences+Libraries


St. Clare's Hospital - Health Science Library/Denville 
25 Pocono Rd., Denville, NJ 07834
973-625-6547
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Ocean County
Community Medical Center - Medical Library 
99 Highway 37, West Toms River, NJ 08755
732-557-8117; Fax 732-557-8354
Access: Open to patients, no circulation to consumers.

Meridian Health System - Medical Center of Ocean County - Information Resource Center 
425 Jack Martin Blvd., Brick, NJ 08724
732-840-3343; Fax 732-206-8052
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Ocean County Library Public Library
101 Washington St., Toms River, NJ 08753
732-349-6200 ext. 835, 837; Fax 732-341-6698
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://www.oceancounty.lib.nj.us

 

Passaic County
Wayne General hospital - Medical Library 
224 Hamberg tpk, Wayne, NJ 07470
973-942-6900 ext. 4199; Fax 973-389-4018
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Salem County

Somerset County
Carrier Clinic - Nolan D. C. Lewis Library 
Box 147, Belle Mead, NJ 08502
908-281-1000 ext. 1412; Fax 908-281-1672
Access: Open to public, no circulation to consumers.

Sussex County

Union County
Children's Specialized Hospital - Medical Library 
150 New Providence Rd., Mountainside, NJ 07092
908-233-3720 ext. 5227; Fax 908-302-5576
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.


Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center - E. Gordon Glass, M.D. Memorial Library 
Park Ave. and Randolph Rd., Plainfield, NJ 07061
908-668-2005; Fax 908-753-3723
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.


Overlook Hospital - Robert H. Mulreany Health Sciences Library 
99 Beauvoir Ave., Summit, NJ 07902-0220
908-522-2119; Fax 908-522-2274
Access: Open to public and patients, consumer materials available for consumers.
Website: http://www.atlantichealth.org/Morristown/For+Professionals+%26+Med+Ed/Health+Sciences+Libraries


Rahway Hospital - Health Sciences Library 
865 Stone St., Rahway, NJ 07065
732-381-4200 ext. 2015; Fax 732-499-6126
Access: Open to public and patients, no circulation to consumers.

Trinitas Hospital - Health Sciences Library 
225 Williamson St., Elizabeth, NJ 07207
908-527-5371; Fax 908-820-0554
Access: Open to patients, no circulation to consumers.
Website:  http://www.trinitashospital.org/medical_library.htm

 

 

Warren County
Phillipsburg Free Public Library Public Library
200 Frost Ave., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-454-3712; Ref. 800-452-9182
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://www.pburglib.com



Washington Public Library Public Library
20 West Carlton Ave., Washington, NJ 07882
908-689-0201; Fax 908-835-0803
Access: Open to public.
Website: http://www.washboropl.org/wpl.html

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