Demarest Free Public Library
🏢 BCCLS consortium · Demarest, New Jersey
Demarest Free Public Library
The Demarest Free Public Library serves the Bergen County borough of Demarest from a former church building at 90 Hardenburgh Avenue. Founded in 1964 and a member of the BCCLS consortium, it stays open until 8 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–8pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–8pm |
| Thursday | 9am–8pm |
| Friday | 9am–5pm |
| Saturday | 9am–1pm |
| Sunday | 1pm–5pm |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 90 Hardenburgh Avenue, DEMAREST, NJ 07627
Phone: (201) 768-8714
Website: demarestlibrary.org
Plus Code: 87G8X24J+XX (DEMAREST, NJ)
📱 Scan for directions
Point your phone camera at the code to open turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps.
👋 Use the Library Online
📖 About Demarest Free Public Library
The Demarest Free Public Library is the public library of Demarest, a small borough in the northeastern corner of Bergen County, New Jersey. It traces its origins to 1964, when the Demarest Public Library Association purchased the old Methodist church on Hardenburgh Avenue — a building that had earlier served as a WWI-era YMCA hut from nearby Camp Merritt. The library still operates from that location at 90 Hardenburgh Avenue, giving it an unusually historic home for its collection. As a member of BCCLS (the Bergen County Cooperative Library System), Demarest cardholders can borrow and return materials across dozens of participating libraries and share a very large combined catalog. The library offers eBooks and audiobooks through Libby along with public computers and community programs, and it is open seven days a week during the fall-to-spring season, with late evenings Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and a Sunday afternoon (Sundays are closed in July and August).
⭐ What makes this library special
- Founded 1964; housed in a former Methodist church — originally a WWI-era YMCA hut from Camp Merritt — at 90 Hardenburgh Avenue
- Member of BCCLS (Bergen County Cooperative Library System) for shared borrowing across dozens of libraries
- Open until 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, plus Sunday afternoons (fall through spring)
- eBooks and audiobooks through Libby with a free Demarest card
- Public computers, Wi-Fi and community programming for a small-borough audience
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
A Demarest BCCLS card opens shared borrowing and New Jersey's digital collections:
📚 Services
- Free library cards and borrowing across all BCCLS libraries
- Public computers, Wi-Fi and printing
- Interlibrary loan and holds through the BCCLS shared catalog
- eBooks and audiobooks via Libby
- Children's and young-adult collections
- Community meeting and program space
🎸 Programs
- Children's storytimes and youth programs
- Adult programs and book discussions
- Summer reading
- Community and cultural events
📍 Nearby Libraries in Northern Bergen County
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
All libraries in DEMAREST · Browse all New Jersey libraries →
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the Demarest library in an old church building?
In 1964 the Demarest Public Library Association bought the former Methodist church on Hardenburgh Avenue to house the new library. That building had itself started life as a WWI-era YMCA hut from Camp Merritt, so the library occupies one of the more historic structures in the borough at 90 Hardenburgh Avenue.
What does BCCLS membership mean for Demarest cardholders?
Demarest belongs to the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS). A single free Demarest card lets you borrow, place holds and return items at dozens of member libraries across Bergen and nearby counties, and search one very large shared catalog.
Is the Demarest Free Public Library open on Sundays?
Yes, during the school year the library is open Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday hours are suspended in July and August. Weekday evenings run until 8 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
🖨 This library offers printing, copying & fax. See how library printing, copying, scanning and fax services work — costs and mobile printing — and find other libraries that offer them printing & fax by state.
📅 This library has meeting & community rooms. See how library meeting rooms work — booking, policies and fees — and find other libraries with meeting or community rooms meeting rooms by state.
✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in October 2026.
✎ Notice something out of date? Suggest a correction and we’ll verify and update it.