Gloucester City Library

50 N Railroad Ave,
Gloucester City, NJ 08030

Tel: (856) 456-4181
Fax: (856) 456-6724
Email: gc@gcpl.us


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Registration for IC3 (Internet Core Competency Certification) Bootcamps Now Opens

With the LSTA 2022-2023 Grant, Gloucester City Library will offer two IC3 (Internet Core Competency Certification) Bootcamps at its Labor and Literacy Lab.Students can quickly become proficient in computer skills for home, school, or the workplace. At the end of this course, students can earn a certificate that is widely recognized by employers. Lab services are free and open to any adult at any literacy level. To sign up, please contact the library at 856-456-4181x107 or email laborandliteracy@gcpl.us or fill out the click here for details.


More Library Hours

Starting September 6th, Gloucester City Library will resume Thursday evening hours and Saturday hours. Library is now open noon - 8 pm on Mondays, 9 am -5 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 am-8 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 10 am -1 pm on Saturdays.


World Book Now Available Online

The Gloucester City Library has a subscription to World Book Online! This means all library card holders have FREE access from home or on the go with any internet-connected device. With World Book Online, users of all ages and reading levels can research homework assignments, read stories, articles, books, and current events. Students can practice basic skills, explore pictures and videos, and play educational games. To access, simply log in with your library card number and choose your grade level or area of interest from here.


Mobile Printing Now Available

Library now offers mobile printing. Patrons can print from ANYWHERE and pick up printouts from the library during the library hours. Details can be found at Mobile Printing .


Brainfuse HelpNow

Need help with math homework, writing a paper, studying for a science test? Planning to take the GED and need some tutoring or practice tests? Brainfuse HelpNow offers expert help through live tutoring and online study sessions and exercises. Brainfuse features include Homework Help, Adult Learning Center Access, Skills-Building, Personalized eLearning tools, 24-Hour Writing Lab, Homework Send Question, and Foreign Language Lab, etc. To access, please go to Brainfuse and log in with your library card number. Create an account to launch the programs and online help. Please go to Digital Library for more details


TAX HELP INFORMATION

Tax-Aide sites are now open for the season. The following sites offer free in-person or virtual tax help by appointment only:

1.AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers (1) low-contact or (2) contact-free tax help by appointment only. Taxpayers meet once or twice with a certified volunteer to scan documents and gather basic information.Taxpayers and certified volunteers interact by phone or online and exchange documents electronically. Click here for more information or to make an appointment.

2.The IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs offer in-person, drop-off, or virtual tax prep assistance. Click here for location and appointment information. 

3.Campaign for Working Families offers in person, virtual or DIY Free File tax assistance by appointment only. Click here for more information.


Video Games Now Available at the Library

Gloucester City Library is excited to announce that library cardholders may now check out video games! Our collection consists of games for Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Xbox One.
Questions? Ask at the front desk, or call us 856-456-4181.

 

Check Out Hoopla

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Are you on the go a lot? Wish you could watch some great movies and TV on your mobile device while traveling? Are music or audiobooks more your travel style? The Gloucester City Library has you covered with hoopla digital! Visit hoopladigital.com or ask about it the next time you are in the library!

*Note: A broadband or mobile data connection is required in order to use this service.


Seeking GHS, and GCHS Yearbooks

In order to start a yearbook digitalization project, Gloucester City Library is calling for the donation or lending of Gloucester City High School (GHS) and Gloucester Catholic High School (GCHS) yearbooks to complete its current yearbook collection. This project aims to make the entire local yearbook collection available in digital format and eventually available online to the public.

Years needed:

GHS - 1937, 1939-1941, 1944, 1945, and all years prior to 1935.

GCHS - 1942-1947, 1953, 1955, 1959-1961, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, and all years prior to 1941.


Free Museum Passes at the Gloucester City Library!

Due to COVID-19,both the availability of the museums as well as their public hours change constantly. Currently, we have the following passes for our patrons to check out. Please click the links below for their hours and programs.

--Academy of Natural Sciences

-- Battleship New Jersey

--Eastern State Penitentiary

--Mutter Museum

--Penn Museum

--Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center

--Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

All museum passes may only be checked out to an adult card holder for no more than three days. Please visit the Museum Pass page to learn more about our passes.



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50 N Railroad Ave, Gloucester City, NJ 08030