Welcome to Summit Free Public Library!

Even though the library building is only open specific hours, the library is available 24/7 via the electronic services that we provide. Several of these resources are available to the public for free with a library card.

Library cards are open to all residents who live or work in Summit. For more information on getting a library card, please visit our Library Card Page.

The Summit Free Public Library has reciprocal borrowing with many local libraries. If you are a Summit resident or property owner and have a library card in good standing, you may use your library card from Summit Free Public Library to borrow and return books at the bordering towns of Springfield, Chatham, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, and more. Please note: Some of our reciprocal libraries may have limitations on what Summit Library Cardholders may borrow. Consider contacting the libraries ahead of time.

Temporary Accounts

Summit residents may now create a temporary account with the Summit Free Public Library to access our digital resources from home.

Click the button below to fill out the form and to receive your barcode which is valid for thirty days.
Your temporary barcode grants access to Summit Free Public Library’s online resources only, including Kanopy, hoopla, Libby, Creative Bug, Mango, LinkedIn Learning, World Book, Morningstar, and all of our EBSCO databases.
For full borrowing privileges, visit the Circulation Desk at Summit Free Public Library with proof of residency to receive your own physical library card.
Once you receive your physical library card from Summit Free Public Library, you may use it to check out physical items and resources at the library, and place holds on items at the library.

Your Account

If you already have your physical library card, you may log into the library catalog and complete any of the following tasks:

Take a look at the books and e-books that you have checked out.
Place holds on physical library books
Renew any books that you have checked out*
Take a look at any fines that you have on your cards*

If you forgot your PIN, or need help accessing your account, please contact the library at (908) 273-0350.

*Effective September 14, 2022, the Summit Free Public Library will no longer charge late fines on most circulating materials, except Library of Things Items, Museum Passes, and Interlibrary loans.

Check your account

Welcome Brochure

Click the image below to view our welcome brochure:

Download the app today!

The Library is at your fingertips with the Summit Free Public Library mobile app!

Search the catalog, place holds, use your phone for self-checkout, access our most popular resources and services, register for programs, and manage your account all on the go.

Download the app from the Google Play Store, or the Apple App Store below.

If you would like to register for programs on iOS, you must enable Calendar permissions.

Museum Passes

Library cardholders over age 17 may check out Museum Passes with their library card. Passes are from local and regional museums including the following:

Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Guggenheim
Imagine That
Intrepid Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
MOMA: The Museum of Modern Art
The Morris Museum
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
The Newark Museum of Art
Please Touch Museum.

For a complete list of the museum passes that the library owns, click the button below.

Reserve a Museum Pass

Library of Things

Library cardholders over age 17 may reserve and check out any item from the library’s collection of Library of Things. Check out a lawn game, do some work around the house with our tools and power washer, learn how to play the ukulele, and much, much more! The Library of Things collection is made possible in part by the generosity of the Friends of the Summit Free Public Library.

Reserve a Library of Things Item

Resources & Services

There are many great resources and services available to you 24/7 with your library card.

Digital Content – Enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, comics and graphic novels, movies, music, and more for all ages.
Databases – Access databases for research or learning in many categories including art and music, business, education and career, genealogy and history, health and science, language learning, literature, and more.
Computer Services:
- The library has 21 public access computers that patrons may use with a library card or guest pass, and 16 laptops that patrons over 17 years old may check out with their library cards for library use only.
- The library circulates mobile hotspots through its Library of Things.
- The library has a color copy machine, and a flatbed scanner which scans multiple pages at the same time, and the ability to fax documents.
- Patrons may print in color and black & white from the library’s devices or wirelessly from their own devices.
- Patrons may submit 3D print jobs that library staff will print in the order in which they were received.

Support The Library

Consider supporting the Summit Free Public Library by joining the Friends of the Summit Free Public Library, donating to the Summit Free Public Library Foundation, or by donating according to our Gifts Policy

The Friends of the Summit Free Public Library is a non-profit organization made up of a growing number of community members and an active Board of Trustees dedicated to supporting the Summit Free Public Library and its programs.
Established in 2013, the Summit Free Public Library Foundation funds technology and facility enhancements that go above and beyond the scope of the library’s annual operating budget – the extra support that takes our Library from good to great!

Contact

Tel: 908-273-0350

Fax: (908) 273-0031

Address: 75 Maple Street, Summit, NJ 07901

Hours

Monday9am - 9pm

Tuesday9am - 9pm

Wednesday9am - 9pm

Thursday9am - 9pm

Friday9am - 5pm

Saturday9am - 9pm

Sunday1pm - 5pm

Holiday Hours

New Patron Welcome Kit