Acceptable forms of I.D. in Spanish:
Para poder suscribirse usted necesita presentar prueva de ser residente de Bloomfield.
Para ello se requiere: Licencia de Conducir, Recibo telefónico, y/o contrato de
arendamiento. Targetas de credito, estados de cuentas bancarias o targetas del seguro
social no searan aceptadas. Como prueva de residencia.
Lending to other Libraries: The Bloomfield Public Library does lend
articles and books to other libraries, free of charge, using OCLC and
the Statewide System. ALA Forms are acceptable as well, but the request must
come through the patron's home library (no walk-in ALA Forms). Audio-Visual
material is not lent through Interlibrary Loan.
In Spanish (If you don't live in Bloomfield, but live in Essex County, you can open a ReBL card,
which will allow you to check out books in other libraries, including Newark Public Library - if you don't
live in Essex county there are other libraries with Spanish language books):
We do not accept:
Please phone us prior to dropping off books so that we can go over our
policy and discuss the nature and amount of materials you would like to donate.
All donated books must be brought to the Circulation Desk. The library be happy to
provide you with a letter acknowledging receipt of the books.
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Library cards are free to all Bloomfield
residents and anyone who works or goes to school in Bloomfield.
All applicants must show appropriate proof of status. Children
(under 18 years of age) may obtain library cards in the presence
of a parent or guardian showing proof of residency. Acceptable
forms of I.D. are driver's license, utility bill, or a
rental agreement. Credit cards, bank statements or social
security cards are not acceptable I.D.
Montclair Public Library and Bloomfield Public Library share an OPAC (Online
Public Access Catalog).
Patrons often ask if a book shown as available at the Montclair Public Library
can be shipped to Bloomfield. In cases like this, you have two options. First,
Bloomfield Public Library card-holders can fill out an Interlibrary Loan request
at Information Desk (see paragraph below on Interlibrary Loan) and the book will be requested for you (it may not necessarily
come from the Montclair Public Library). Or, your Bloomfield Public Library card
is good at the Montclair Public Library, which is located on 50 South Fullerton,
in Montclair.
Bloomfield residents with valid Bloomfield Library cards may place reserves on
books that are on order or checked out. Reserve books have a shorter
loan period of two weeks. A reserve card is filled out by a Reference Librarian at
the Information Desk. Any delinquency notes on the patron's library card must be
resolved before the material may be reserved.
Bloomfield residents may request
books and photocopies of materials owned by other libraries. Interlibrary Loan
requests are to be filled out by a Reference Librarian at the Information Desk.
There is a charge of $.10 per page for interlibrary loaned articles.
ReBL Borrowing is an alternative to
Interlibrary Loan. Obtain a free ReBL card at your local library and use it to
borrow materials directly from 25 libraries in Essex County. These include:
Belleville Public Library,
Bloomfield College Library,
Bloomfield Public Library,
Caldwell Public Library,
Cedar Grove Public Library (JerseyCat-NJ Union Catalog),
East Orange Public Library,
Essex County College Library,
Fairfield Public Library (JerseyCat - NJ Union Catalog),
Glen Ridge Public Library,
Irvington Public Library (JerseyCat),
Katharine Gibbs Library,
Livingston Public Library,
Maplewood Memorial Library,
Millburn Public Library,
Montclair Public Library,
Newark Public Library,
Nutley Public Library,
Orange Public Library,
Roseland Public Library,
Rutgers-Newark (Dana Library),
Seton Hall University Library,
South Orange Public Library,
Verona Public Library,
and
West Orange Public Library.
Si usted no vive en Bloomfield o se ha mudado a otra communidad, hay otras
opciones disponibles para usted. Si usted vive en Essex County, usted puede solicitar
un carnet llamado: “Reciprocal Borrowing and Lending” (ReBL), La cual le permite
tomar libros prestados en cualquier Bilioteca dentro del condado Essex, incluyendo
libros en Español en las Bibliotecas Pública de Newark, Livingston, Montclair y Nutley. Si usted no vive en el condado
Essex, hay otras bilibotecas que cuentan con collecciones de libros en Español.
Old reference sets - Encyclopedias, etc.
Reader's Digest Condensed books.
Old magazines
Materials whose subject matter is clearly out of date.
Books in poor physical condition
Textbooks
Mass market paperbacks.