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Library Mission:

The RT Library, the heart of our community, offers an innovative and engaging public environment as well as resources to support the cultural, intellectual, and lifelong learning needs of the Rockaway Township community.

The RT Library:

  • Supports the community’s personal and intellectual growth.
  • Collaborates with individuals and community organizations to meet residents’ library needs.
  • Seeks to provide open accessibility to all library facilities and its Web site.
  • Offers excellent and diverse collections and programs that respond to the changing community.
  • Improves the library experience by providing modern facilities and engaging new technologies.
  • Embraces innovation and change.
  • Builds community support for the library by demonstrating sound stewardship.

The Library subscribes to the (ALA) American Library Association Library Bill of Rights.

Hours

Main Library
Mondays 9am-8pm
Tuesday 9am-8pm
Wednesday 9am-8pm
Thursday 9am-8pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 1pm-4pm
Closed on Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day.
Hibernia Branch
Mondays 11am-5pm
Tuesday
Wednesday 2pm-8pm
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

2025 Holiday and Closing Dates

Please note that we are closed on Sundays from Memorial Day – Labor Day.

ObservanceDate
New Year’s EveDecember 31
New Year’s DayJanuary 1
Presidents’ DayFebruary 17
Good FridayApril 18
Easter SundayApril 20
Mother’s DayMay 11
Memorial Day SaturdayMay 24
Memorial Day SundayMay 25
Memorial DayMay 26
Independence Day ObservedJuly 4
Labor Day SaturdayAugust 30
Labor Day SundayAugust 31
Labor DaySeptember 1
ThanksgivingNovember 27
Black FridayNovember 28
Christmas EveDecember 24
Christmas DayDecember 25
New Year’s EveDecember 31
New Year’s DayJanuary 1, 2026

Library Board of Trustees 2025

Mrs. Marie Onorevole – Superintendent’s Alternate, and President
Mrs. Laurie Shorno – Vice President, & Acting Secretary
Ms. Ray Furman – Treasurer
Mrs. Bronwyn Springer – Secretary
Mrs. Emily Kullmann – Trustee at Large
Mrs. Carol Tauber – Trustee at Large
Joseph Jackson – Rockaway Township Mayor
Mayor’s Alternate – JoAnn Claps
Superintendent of Rockaway Township Schools
Superintendent of Schools Alternate, Mrs. Marie Onorevole
Council Liaison, Mr. Emanuel Friedlander

Board of Trustee Meetings: 2025 Calendar

All meetings begin at 6:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
Meetings are held in the Meeting Room on the lower level unless otherwise noted.

  • January 27th – Reorganization meeting with regular meeting to follow
  • February 10th
  • March 17th
  • April 21st
  • May 19th
  • June 16th
  • July 21st
  • August – No meeting
  • September 15th
  • October 20th
  • November 17th
  • December 22nd

Past Meeting Minutes available by request.

Library Policies

Circulation Policy
Policy 1
Policy 2
Policy 3

Strategic Plan

2024-2026 Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Overview
The Rockaway Township Free Public Library’s (RT Library’s) new strategic plan establishes a road map to guide investment in and development of the library for the next three years. This brief overview provides the essence of the library’s plan, in which library service programs will be strengthened and transformed in response to changing community demographics and needs.

Strategic Plan

Library Staff

Library Director
Head of Reference
Head of Youth Services
Head of Circulation
Heat of Technical Services