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Jackson Branch

Address: 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, NJ 08527
Phone: (732) 928-4400, (732)349-6200 ext.3600, (609)971-0514 ext.3600
Fax: (732) 833-0615
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-9, Friday & Saturday 9-5
Directions & Area Maps
Public Transportation Information for this branch
Program Calendars
Equipment and Special Services for this branch
Friends of the Jackson Branch
Community Profile
Suggestion Box
Photo Album will be posted soon.

Directions & Area Maps

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From the North and Trenton area:

Take the Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike, Rt. 9 or other major road to Rt. I-195. Take l-195 to exit 21. Take 527 South 2 miles to the light at 528 (You will see a Hess Station and Wawa store at the intersection). Turn right and proceed to Jackson Drive. Jackson Drive will be the first left after the light at Don Connor Blvd. (You will see Jackson Police Department Sign on left). Bear left at the "Y", the library is .3 miles down the street on the right.

From the South:

Take the Garden State Parkway to exit 83. Get off the Parkway onto Rt. 9 North, move to the left lane and make a left at the first light (Rt. 571). Continue on Rt. 571 through the traffic light at Rt. 70 (4 miles) to the traffic light at Rt. 528 (an additional 9 miles). Turn right at light and stay on Rt. 528. After 1.6 miles you will see Jackson Police Department Sign on right. Turn right onto Jackson Drive and bear left at the "Y", the library is .3 miles down the street on the right.

From the Camden Area:

Take Rt.70 East through Lakehurst to the traffic light at Rt. 571. Turn left onto Rt. 571 and take it up to the traffic light at Rt. 528 (8 miles). Turn right at light and stay on Rt. 528. After 1.6 miles you will see Jackson Police Department Sign on right. Turn right onto Jackson Drive and bear left at the "Y", the library is .3 miles down the street on the right.

Public Transportation Information for this branch

Ocean Ride, the county's public transportation system, will expand its bus service in Jackson beginning on Nov. 30, 2004.

Under the expanded service, the general public can catch the bus at the Jackson library on Tuesdays and Thursdays and take it to numerous shopping areas in the Brick and Dover Township areas.

On Tuesdays, the route will begin at the Jackson library on Jackson Drive. There will be stops at town hall, the senior center, Meadowbrook Village and Pleasant Gardens. There will be several stops in Lakewood, including Route 528 and Route 9, and the NJ Transit bus terminal. Additional stops in Brick Township will include the Ocean County Vocational Technical School, the Shop-Rite/Kohl's Plaza, Brick Plaza and Movie Theater and other shopping areas.

On Thursdays, the route also will originate at the library with stops at town hall and the senior center, Shady Oak Estates, followed by stops in Manchester at Cedar Glen West, Renais-sance, Leisure Ridge and Cedar Glen Homes, then into Dover Township with stops at the Gardens of Pleasant Plains, the Ocean County Mall and the Seacourt Pavilion.

The fare is 50 cents for the general public and 25 cents for seniors, persons with disabilities and college students. For more information contact Ocean Ride at (732) 736-8989, and Press 4.

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	2
	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: Maxium of 2 hours per day.
Internet PCs	Call Ahead	Yes	No	18 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: Maxium of 2 hours per day.
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	2 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: Customers will be allowed to use computers for as long as they wish, provided no other customers are waiting
Wireless Internet Access				Wireless internet access is available at all branches.
Self Checkout	Yes No			2
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	2
Long-Handled Reachers	Yes No	1
Listening Devices Available for Programs	Yes No
Friends Group	Yes No	Jackson Friends Home Page

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Jackson Branch, Ocean County Library System
2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, NJ 08527
Phone : (732) 928-4400