Library News

Have you recently lost your job and are struggling to pay your bills while searching for a new position? Unemployment Insurance (UI) provides temporary financial support to people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. If you find yourself in this situation, you will want to visit the new, simplified unemployment application, available online from the Department of Labor.

If you’re not in the book industry, you might not be aware that most new books are published on Tuesdays. And guess what? Today is Tuesday! This week we’ve added new books by Bill O’Reilly, Nancy Thayer, Amanda Quick, and Victoria Thompson (among others). We just put these books out a few minutes ago. If you would like to reserve one, give us a call at 973-839-4434 and we will set it aside for you. If someone else has already beat you to it, no problem, we’ll add you to the holds list! By the way, you can also request items online anytime – even BEFORE they are published, or if another person has something checked out that you want to borrow. You can call us or stop by and we’ll do it for you, or you can do it yourself online through My Account, at catalog.palsplus.org. (You’ll need your library barcode and your PIN to log in. Your PIN is usually the last four digits of the phone number you gave us when you registered for your library card.) If you need help learning how to request things through My Account, feel free to ask us for help the next time you’re at the library. Happy reading, fellow bookworms! Mary Martin, Library Director

The April 2022 release of United States Census Records provides genealogists, historians, researchers, and all of us an opportunity to research our family history alongside our nation’s history. Explore census records to see how America has changed: census.gov/1950records

It’s a new month, and that means you’re able to borrow up to 10 items from our HooplaDigital collection. We’ve got streaming movies and TV galore. Currently popular titles include 13 Going on 30 (with Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo), Woman in Gold (with Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren), My Cousin Vinny (featuring Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei), Oscar-winning film The Artist, My Dog Skip, Ukraine On Fire, Dave (featuring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline) and Secondhand Lions (featuring Robert Duvall). Here’s what other people are checking out and enjoying: All you need to get started is your Wanaque Public Library card. Don’t have one? Get one here!

The Wanaque Library Book Club meets via Zoom at 7 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month. New members are welcome! To join, or to get a copy of this month’s book, just call us at 973-839-4434 or email wanaquelibrary@gmail.com. Happy reading!

Have you fallen behind on your rent due to COVID-related problems? The Passaic County COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program (also know as ERAP, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program) can help low and moderate-income tenants pay up to 100% of past overdue rent, as far back as March 2020. For more information, visit http://impactpassaic.com/rentrelief

New Jersey Family Care provides free or low-cost health coverage to qualified NJ residents. Gov Murphy has launched a new multi-year initiative to Cover All Kids, which will provide healthcare coverage to all New Jersey children under the age of 19. NJ FamilyCare covers doctor visits, shots, prescriptions, dental, eye care, mental health, doulas and much more. Visit www.njfamilycare.org or call 1-800-701-0710

Indulge your curiosity! Check out a CuriosityStream Binge Pass from Hoopla Digital. Free with your library card!

We are delighted to announce that you can now get unlimited access to The Great Courses on HooplaDigital! Use one of your ten Hoopla borrows each month to check out a Great Courses Binge Pass for seven days. You can stream as many Great Courses as you want during that time! Then borrow the BingePass again if you want additional access.  If you have a smart TV or a streaming device hooked to your television, you can download the HooplaDigital app and watch/listen on your home television. Need help getting started? Stop by, call us at 973-839-4434 or email wanaquelibrary@gmail.com.