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РусскийRecommendations by Sue Lipstein A Room Called Earth By Madeleine Ryan This is a debut novel and tells a very simple story. A young Australian girl goes to a party. Things appear normal, but when we get inside her…
Online sources for Educators, Students, and Parents
With students and educators returning to the classroom both remotely and in-person this semester, they face renewed pressure to create innovative lesson material and locate sources for projects. The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center has made a variety of…
Book Lovers Recommendations September 2020 Part II
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein All the Devils are Here By Louise Penny The is the 16th in the Inspector Gamache series. This one takes place in Paris when a good friend of Gamache’s is killed in what…
Book Lovers Recommendations September 2020
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein Daughter of the Reich By Louise Fein Hetta, a young girl in the 1930’s, is the perfect German child-except that she has fallen in love with her brother’s best friend from childhood-a Jew. Slowly Hetta…
NJHGC Reading Room reopens to researchers
We are now taking appointments for onsite research visits at njhgc@jfpl.org and 973.538.3473. Before contacting us, please visit our online catalog and finding aids to create a list of materials you would like to consult so we can prepare for your visit.…
Phased Reopening
The Library will begin its next phase of reopening with public access to the Library building with limited services on Monday, August 31. The Library will move into its next phase of reopening with the opening of the Library…
Book Lovers Recommendations August 2020
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein Color of Air By Gail Tsukiyama In 1935, Daniel, a young doctor returns to his native Hawaii after practicing medicine in Chicago. He returns to a family filled with secrets that slowly unravel…
Announcing Curbside Concierge
Not sure what your next great read should be? Let us pick for you! Fill out our Curbside Concierge form to let us know your reading habits, likes and dislikes, and our Reader’s Advisors, Children’s Librarians, or YA Librarians will…
First Look: the Frederick Curtiss Historic Photograph Collection
One of our most frequently visited collections is a set of 10,000 photographs depicting the people, places, and various events around Morris County during the first three decades of the 20th century. Who was Frederick Venton Curtiss and what led…
Book Lovers Recommendations July 2020 Part II
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein A Burning By Magha Majundar This is a debut novel by an Asian-Indian author. Jivan, a young Muslim student is falsely accused of being part of a train bombing which left over 100…