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Bay Head Reading Center

Address: 136 Meadow Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
Phone: (732) 892-0662, (732)349-6200 ext.1602, (609)971-0514 ext.1602
Hours: Monday & Wednesday 1-5, Tuesday & Saturday 10-1, Thursday 1-5 and 7-9, Friday Closed
Directions & Area Maps
Program Calendars
Equipment and Special Services for this branch
Suggestion Box
Photo Album will be posted soon.

Directions & Area Maps

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From the North:

Garden State Parkway to exit 88. Exit the Parkway and turn left onto Rt. 70 East and take it to the Laurelton traffic light (2.3 miles.) Turn onto Rt. 88 East and take it out to the traffic light at Bridge Avenue (2.5 miles.) Turn right onto Bridge Avenue. Take it over the canal bridge to Lake Avenue (2.4 miles (White Methodist Church on corner.) Turn right to Lake Avenue and take it 3 blocks down to Meadow Avenue (.1 mile.) Turn right onto Meadow. The Bay Head Reading Center is on the right.

From the South:

Garden State Parkway to exit 90. Exit the Parkway and turn right onto Chambers Bridge Road. Take Chambers Bridge Road down to the traffic light at Rt. 70 (1.2 Miles.) Turn left onto Rt. 70 East and take it to the Laurelton traffic light (.7 Miles.) Turn onto Rt. 88 East and take it out to the traffic light at Bridge Avenue (2.5 miles.) Turn right onto Bridge Avenue. Take it over the canal bridge to Lake Avenue (2.4 miles) (White Methodist Church on the corner.) Turn right onto Lake Avenue and take it 3 blocks down to Meadow Avenue (.1 mile.) Turn right onto Meadow. The Bay Head Reading Center is on the right.

From the Trenton Area:

Take l-195 to the Garden State Parkway South. Take the Parkway to exit 88 and follow the directions "From the North."

From the Camden Area:

Take Rt. 70 East under the Garden State Parkway and out to the Laurelton traffic light and junction for Rt. 88 East. Turn onto Rt. 88 East and take it out to the traffic light at Bridge Avenue. (2.5 miles.) Turn right onto Bridge Avenue. Take it over the canal bridge to Lake Avenue (2.4 miles) (White Methodist Church on corner.) Turn right onto Lake Avenue and take it 3 blocks down to Meadow Avenue (.1 mile.) Turn right onto Meadow. The Bay Head Reading Center is on the right.

From the New Brunswick Area:

Take Rt. 18 South to Garden State Parkway South. Then follow directions "From the North."

Equipment and Special Services for this branch

Equipment & Services	Walk-In & Call Ahead			# of Items
Typewriters	Call Ahead	Yes	No
	Walk-in	Yes	No
	How long can it be used? ½ hr. 1 hr. 2 hrs. Other
	# of times per day that it can be used:
Word Processing PCs	Call Ahead	Yes	No
	Walk-in	Yes	No
	How long can it be used? ½ hr. 1 hr. 2 hrs. Other
	# of times per day that it can be used:
Internet PCs	Call Ahead	Yes	No	1 Ocean County Library Internet Policy
	Walk-in	Yes	No
	How long can it be used? ½ hr. 1 hr. 2 hrs. Other
	# of times per day that it can be used: 2
PC Plus The PC Plus workstation is a service offered by the Ocean County Library System. Each branch offers different software packages to suit your needs. PC Plus is good for tasks such as uploading your resume to a website, scanning text or pictures, viewing a CD for a class, taking a test, creating flyers, toggling between the Internet and Microsoft Word and much, much more.	Call Ahead	Yes	No	0 at this branch For customers who need: 1. A program available only on PC Plus. 2. To download files. 3. To upload files. 4. To open files from the Internet, which require a program other than Internet Explorer and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Since PC Plus offers Internet access, anyone over eighteen years or older must show identification before using it.
	Walk-in	Yes	No
	How long can it be used? ½ hr. 1 hr. 2 hrs. Other
	# of times per day that it can be used:
Wireless Internet Access				Wireless internet access is available at all branches.
Self Checkout	Yes No
Preview Room - TV & VCR	Call Ahead	Yes	No
	Walk-in	Yes	No
	How long can it be used? ½ hr. 1 hr. 2 hrs. Other
	# of times per day that it can be used:
	Closed captioning on TV? Yes No
Tape Recorder	Yes No
CD-Player	Yes No
Other Audio Equipment	Yes No

Special Services	Yes - No	# of Items
Meeting Room	Yes No	Ocean County Library Meeting Room Policy
ADA View/Voice Terminal	Yes No
Low Vision Reading System	Yes No
Loud-R Electronic Ear	Yes No
Supersonic Ear	Yes No
Bed Readers	Yes No
Magnifying Glasses	Yes No	An 6½"x 8¾ magnifying sheet is available.
Long-Handled Reachers	Yes No	1
Listening Devices Available for Programs	Yes No
Friends Group	Yes No

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Bay Head Reading Center, Ocean County Library System
136 Meadow Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
Phone : (732) 892-0662