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PUBLIC NOTICE  SUMMIT FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Summit, New Jersey TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to P.L. 2025, c. 72, the complete text of each legal notice of the Summit Free Public Library, Union County, may be obtained or viewed by the public on our official website: https://www.summitlibrary.org/ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Summit Free...Read More

PUBLIC NOTICE  SUMMIT FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Summit, New Jersey TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to P.L. 2025, c. 72, the complete text of each legal notice of the Summit Free Public Library, Union County, may be obtained or viewed by the public on our official website: https://www.summitlibrary.org/ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Summit Free...Read More

PUBLIC NOTICE  SUMMIT FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Summit, New Jersey TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to P.L. 2025, c. 72, the complete text of each legal notice of the Summit Free Public Library, Union County, may be obtained or viewed by the public on our official website: https://www.summitlibrary.org/ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Summit Free Public...Read More

Dear Summit Free Public Library patrons and community members, I am pleased to announce that the Summit Free Public Library Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to join the Main Library Alliance (MLA), with our membership scheduled to begin in mid-June 2026. Main Library Alliance is a nonprofit network of over 60 public libraries that provides delivery, technology, and other...Read More

As AI and automation reshape everyday life, it is critical for everybody to understand how AI works, the scope of its potential and its limitations. Libraries are excellent places to familiarize yourself with AI tools and possibilities. Teaching AI in libraries is not about a flashy innovation; it’s about giving people tools to thrive in...Read More

Be part of the conversation! Watch the critically acclaimed and award-winning Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor, and stay for a timely discussion of the film and race in the greater community. The Perfect Neighbor is a 2025 American documentary about a shooting incident on June 2, 2023, where Susan Louise Lorincz fatally shot Ajike Owens, her neighbor,...Read More

More than a century after their invention, movies continue to be a popular form of entertainment and education, and the Library makes it easy to enjoy them. Every Monday, at 12:30 PM and 6:30 PM, we show a movie. Admission is free and no registration is required. Prefer to enjoy your movies at home? There...Read More

Our weekly winter storytime sessions will resume on Tuesday, January 20, and will now take place in the Hickok Room, behind the Ask Us desk unless otherwise noted. We ask that you register for the storytime that is best for your child, as space in our meeting rooms is very limited. Our storytime sessions are designed to be age-appropriate...Read More

Students in Grades K-8 (Ages 5-14) who live in Summit and the surrounding communities, including Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Madison, Millburn/Short Hills, Mountainside, New Providence, Springfield, and Westfield, are invited to participate in the Summit Free Public Library’s 2026 Lunar New Year Art Show! The theme for this year’s art show is Unearth a Story Entrants...Read More