Library service is looking more and more like pre-pandemic times every day. The number of people coming in and staying a while to use the Library’s PCs, the Wi-Fi, read the newspapers or study in a Quiet Study Room increases every day. Many children’s programs are now being held in-person on the Library lawn. It’s...Read More

Meet Terrence Long-Tail, tiger about town!   Terrence has come to Summit to help with the Adult Summer Reading Program. Each week, we’ll post a photo on the library website and on our Facebook page of Terrence visiting a different spot in Summit. If you can identify the location, click on the link to send...Read More

Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. The day’s name is a combination of “June” and “nineteenth” in honor of June 19, 1865, the date of the announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon...Read More

Eric Carle, author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” a tale that has captivated generations of children and their parents alike, died on May 25th in Northampton, Mass. He was 91. He wrote and illustrated more than 70 books for young children, selling more than 170 million copies. “He brought light and color to our lives,”...Read More

Every June during Pride Month a lot of attention turns to LGBTQ culture. The books we invite you to read are books by LGBTQ writers, as well as books with queer characters. Pick up one of the books or movies from our collection that can expand your understanding and appreciation of the diverse LGBTQ world.Read More

What can be better than to follow fascinating characters from another time and place, to plunge into the stories based on real life historical events? For this collection we’ve chosen the most recently published and highly praised historical novels by talented well known and less known authors. Enjoy!  Read More

Dear Patrons,      The Library Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the restoration of Library hours and loosening of some restrictions beginning June 1st. The Library’s hours will be Monday-Thursday, 9am-9pm; Friday and Saturday, 9am-5pm. The Library will remain closed on Sundays but will re-open on Sundays in September, after Labor Day, which has been...Read More

This month as we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage we are proud to introduce you to our large collection of books and movies that talk about Asian identity, immigration and what it means to belong. You will find the books that will make you laugh, and the books that will make you ponder, and the...Read More

Like the Library, many museums are slowly opening their doors. Thanks to the Friends of the Summit Library, you can reserve a museum pass from a wonderful selection of museums in New York and New Jersey through the library website. Due to coronavirus many of the museums are requiring timed-entry appointments and have other restrictions...Read More

Let’s talk about autism. What is it? Some say, “It is a way of seeing the world from a different angle and developing in a different pace.” Let’s read about autism to understand, to advocate for, and to appreciate people who “do not lie, do not judge, and do not play mind games.”Read More