Fairfield Free Public Library serves the beautiful community of Fairfield, Essex County, New Jersey.
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Digital Resources
eBooks, Movies, Music, Audiobooks, and More!
Borrow instantly available ebooks, audiobooks, movies, tv shows, comics and music.
Free access to thousand of movies!
Borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks directly from your browser through the LibbyApp or your device through Libby, Overdrive app.
NJ's one stop library gateway to quality information
Resources for children, teens, adults
Resources for PreK to High School
Access all your America's favorite newspapers.
The Star Ledger
HeritageQuest Online
Discover your family history today.
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Gale Peterson’s Test and Career Prep
Funded by the New Jersey State Library and is available for free to all residents of New Jersey.
*Includes High School and College Planning, Career Assistance, English as a Second Language and U.S. Citizenship.
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Calendar of Events
Adult Programs
*Programs require registration. Please call us to register at 973-227-3575 or email at [email protected]
Children's & Teens Programs
Fairfield Library Card
Fairfield Residents:
In order to apply for a free library card, residents are required to show proof that they live in town. Each card expires after three (3) years, but may be renewed with valid proof of address. Your library card can be used a the Fairfield Free Public Library, as well as any of the PALS Plus consortium libraries.
If you are in good standing, you can also receive an Open Borrowing sticker for your card, which allows you to borrow in participating Middlesex, Morris, Sussex, and Warren county libraries.
Additionally, as an Essex County library card holder, you can participate in ReBL (Reciprocal Essex Borrowing Libraries). This sticker, which is issued for the calendar year, entitles the cardholder to borrow materials from participating libraries., Get a ReBL sticker for your library card at our circulation desk. ReBL stickers must be renewed annually, and they are free of charge for Fairfield residents.
A fee of $2.00 will be charged for the replacement of a lost or damaged library card.
Borrowing Information
Circulation of Materials
All items in the library may be checked out for a period of three (3) weeks EXCEPT:
DVDs – loan period of one (1) week, with a maximum of 10 movies per check out and 2 new movies per check out
Museum Passes – loan period of three (3) days
Reference Material – may not be taken out of library; for in-library use only
Eligible items will be automatically renewed on the day they are due. Their due date will be extended for another loan period.
Check your account online, or if you are currently signed up for email notifications, we'll email you a summary of what we were able to renew and what could not be renewed.
Please note that not all items are eligible for this service.
We can't auto-renew:
**Items that have been requested by other patrons.
**Items that have already reached their renewal limit.
Your library card must also be current, and in good standing.
(New! Pay your library fines by credit card from home!)
Inter Library Loan
If a certain item is not in our library, or within the PALS Plus catalog:, we provide an Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service through JerseyCat. With this service, we request the book from a library outside of our consortium. It is up to the owning library to determine if they will lend the item to our library. The owning library will also determine the amount of time allotted, and renewals allowed, for check out. Please call us at 973-227-3575 or contact us on the button below to place an Inter-Library Loan. NOTE: Owning library reserves the right to deny renewal.
Other Services...
Museum Passes
Visit the museum on us!
Check out museum passes FREE with your library card!
We currently have passes to the following museums:
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Museum
Montclair Art Museum
**Museum openings and schedules may vary due to COVID-19. Please call the museums directly.
Supporting our schools!
Supporting our Schools!
Assignment Alert!
Let us know when your class will be working on an assignment and we'll gather our resources for you!
Library Visits!
We warmly welcome virtual visit requests from any public or private school in the West Essex area, from Preschool to Grade 12. Email us to schedule your visit!
About us
The Fairfield Public Library Board of Trustees are charged under New Jersey State law with overseeing the operation of the library. The Board consists of 5 Fairfield residents who are appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor and the Board of Education are permanent members of the Board, and they may appoint alternates to serve in their place.
2022 Board of Trustees:
Antonia La Forgia, President
Helen Metallo, Vice President
Darlene Gesell, Secretary
Jason Kirk, Treasurer
Christopher Parillo, Board Member
Geremia Helou, Board Member
Lisa MacIntosh, Board of Education Representative
James Gasparini, Hon. Mayor
Monthly meetings will be held at 7:00 pm in the Library’s Multi-Purpose room.
2022 Meeting Dates:
January 4
January 26
February 16
March 16
April 20 (*rescheduled to April 27)
June 1
June 15 (*rescheduled to June 22)
July 20
August (no meeting)
September 21
October 19
November (no meeting)
December 7
January 4, 2023
2022 Library Board of Trustees
Library Staff
Maria Manigbas, MLS: Library Director
Jaime O'Donnell, MLIS: Librarian
Frank Arcuri: Senior Library Assistant
Malti Patel: Senior Library Assistant
Christina Hammer: Library Assistant
Andrew Halpin: Library Assistant
Lisa Giuffre: Library Assistant
Desiree Jannicelli: Bookkeeper
Library Hours
Please be sure to follow all state and CDC health and safety guidelines and library procedures before and during your visit.
- Monday10:00am - 05:00pm
- Tuesday10:00am - 08:30pm
- Wednesday10:00am - 05:00pm
- Thursday10:00am - 08:30pm
- Friday10:00am - 05:00pm
- Saturday10:00am - 04:00pm
- SundayClosed
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