• Hours
    • Monday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
      Tuesday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
      Wednesday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
      Thursday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
      Friday9:30 am - 4:30 pm
      Saturday9:30 am - 4:30 pm
      SundayClosed During the Summer
  • Location
    • 550 East Broad Street
      Westfield, NJ 07090
  • Call Us
    • (908) 789-4090
  • Language
    • English
    • Español
    • Polish

Westfield Memorial Library

The Westfield Memorial Library connects and engages all residents to make our community a better place to live.

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  • About Us
    • About Westfield
    • Friends of the Library
    • Gifts and Memorials Program
    • History of the Library
    • Holiday Closings 2022
    • Library Board of Trustees
    • Library Curbside
    • Library Policies
    • Mission Statement
    • Positions Available
    • Publications
    • Solar Energy Production
  • Circulation
      • Catalog Resources
        • Borrowing
          • Get A Card
          • Loan Periods 
          • Pay Fines
          • Books From Other Libraries
          • Health Literacy Tote Kits
          • Museum Passes
          • Books on Wheels
        • Reserve & Renew Items
        • Search The Catalog
      • Devices
        • Book Clubs in a Bag
          • Adult Book Clubs
          • Children’s Book Clubs
        • E-Readers
        • Kill-A-Watt Devices
        • Mobile Hot Spots
  • Books & Media
    • Book Recommendations
    • Downloadable Audiobooks
    • Downloadable eBooks
    • Digital Magazines
    • Digital Music
    • Library Apps
    • Local History
    • Movies and Videos
    • Museum Passes
    • Online Book Club
  • Events
  • Library Services
      • Adult Services
        • Adult Book Club Kits
        • Adult Events
        • Ask a Librarian
        • Book Match for Adults
        • Book Recommendations
        • Books on Wheels
        • Health Literacy Tote Kits
        • Meeting Room Policy
        • Museum Passes
        • Online Book Club
        • Remote Printing
        • What to Read Next (Novelist)
      • Teen Services
        • Book Genie
        • Booklists for Teens
        • Brainfuse: Help Now
        • DMV Practice Test
        • Online Book Club
        • Teen Volunteering
      • Youth Services
        • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
        • 2022 Summer Reading Program
        • Book Genie
        • Booklists for Kids
        • Brainfuse: Help Now
        • Children’s Events
        • Talking to Children about War in Ukraine
        • Tumblebooks
  • Research
    • Library Tutorials
    • Local History
    • Recommended Websites
    • Research Databases
    • Social Media Tutorials
  • Connect
    • Ask a Librarian
    • Facebook
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    • Take Note Newsletter
    • Town of Westfield Code
    • Wowbrary

Eligibility for a Library Card

The Library will issue free library cards to all persons who live, work, go to elementary or secondary school, or own property in the Town of Westfield. Certain restrictions may apply to non-residents. Non-residents may opt to purchase a yearly full service library card for $90 per year. M.U.R.A.L. cards are issued according to the provisions of the M.U.R.A.L. agreement. Library card privileges are issued to an individual and are not transferable to family members.

You may apply for a card in-person or online.  M.U.R.A.L. cards can be issued only in person.

Full Access Cards

Holders of these cards can borrow all materials and attend all programs. Resident cardholders may obtain full-service cards for all children for whom they have legal guardianship. Residents who have non-resident grandchildren visiting them will be permitted to bring the children to children’s programs depending upon space availability.

Resident: a person who lives in Westfield and can provide evidence of a Westfield mailing address.

Temporary: a non-resident who lives with a Westfield resident for a short period of time, usually no more than a year.

Purchased: a non-resident who lives anywhere outside of Westfield.


Taxpayer: a person who owns commercial or residential property in Westfield and can provide evidence of current ownership.  Card is issued to qualifying individuals. 

Non-resident student: a person who attends a pre-school, elementary or secondary public or private school or in Westfield and can provide evidence of current enrollment. The card is issued for the school year only – September through June.

Works-In-Town: a person who owns, operates, or is employed by a business in Westfield, and can provide evidence of current Westfield employment

M.U.R.A.L. (Middlesex Union Reciprocal Agreement Libraries) Cards

A non-resident whose primary library is one that participates in the M.U.R.A.L. program.   M.U.R.A.L. card holders cannot:

  • Borrow 14 Day New Fiction or Non-Fiction books
  • Borrow Playaway Views
  • Borrow Museum Passes, unless they have a current Westfield Friends of the Library membership
  • Place items on “Hold”
  • Request items through Inter-Library Loan
  • Attend programs restricted to Full Service Cards

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    Westfield Memorial Library

    550 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090
    (908) 789-4090
    Director | Allen McGinley

    Hours

    Monday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Tuesday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Wednesday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Thursday9:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Friday9:30 am - 4:30 pm
    Saturday9:30 am - 4:30 pm
    SundayClosed During the Summer

    Catalog Resources

    • Library Catalog
    • My Account | Renew Books
    • Pay Fines
    • Get A Card
    • Loan Periods 

    Frequently Accessed

    • Remote Printing
    • Library Tutorials
    • Research Databases
    • Ask a Librarian
    • Library Policies
    • Mobile Hot Spots
    • Social Media Tutorials

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    • About Us
      • About Westfield
      • Friends of the Library
      • Gifts and Memorials Program
      • History of the Library
      • Holiday Closings 2022
      • Library Board of Trustees
      • Library Curbside
      • Library Policies
      • Mission Statement
      • Positions Available
      • Publications
      • Solar Energy Production
      • Back
    • Circulation
      • Catalog Resources
        • Borrowing
          • Get A Card
          • Loan Periods 
          • Pay Fines
          • Books From Other Libraries
          • Health Literacy Tote Kits
          • Museum Passes
          • Books on Wheels
          • Back
        • Reserve & Renew Items
        • Search The Catalog
        • Back
      • Devices
        • Book Clubs in a Bag
          • Adult Book Clubs
          • Children’s Book Clubs
          • Back
        • E-Readers
        • Kill-A-Watt Devices
        • Mobile Hot Spots
        • Back
      • Back
    • Books & Media
      • Book Recommendations
      • Downloadable Audiobooks
      • Downloadable eBooks
      • Digital Magazines
      • Digital Music
      • Library Apps
      • Local History
      • Movies and Videos
      • Museum Passes
      • Online Book Club
      • Back
    • Events
    • Library Services
      • Adult Services
        • Adult Book Club Kits
        • Adult Events
        • Ask a Librarian
        • Book Match for Adults
        • Book Recommendations
        • Books on Wheels
        • Health Literacy Tote Kits
        • Meeting Room Policy
        • Museum Passes
        • Online Book Club
        • Remote Printing
        • What to Read Next (Novelist)
        • Back
      • Teen Services
        • Book Genie
        • Booklists for Teens
        • Brainfuse: Help Now
        • DMV Practice Test
        • Online Book Club
        • Teen Volunteering
        • Back
      • Youth Services
        • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
        • 2022 Summer Reading Program
        • Book Genie
        • Booklists for Kids
        • Brainfuse: Help Now
        • Children’s Events
        • Talking to Children about War in Ukraine
        • Tumblebooks
        • Back
      • Back
    • Research
      • Library Tutorials
      • Local History
      • Recommended Websites
      • Research Databases
      • Social Media Tutorials
      • Back
    • Connect
      • Ask a Librarian
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      • Take Note Newsletter
      • Town of Westfield Code
      • Wowbrary
      • Back