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Manchester Branch

Address: 21 Colonial Dr., Manchester, NJ 08759
Phone: (732) 657-7600, (732)349-6200 ext.4600, (609)971-0514 ext.4600
Fax: (732) 323-9246
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-9, Friday & Saturday 9-5
Directions & Area Maps
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Equipment and Special Services for this branch
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Directions & Area Maps

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From the north:

Garden State Parkway exit 88. Turn right onto Rt. 70 West and take it for 7.3 miles to the traffic light at Colonial Drive. (Next light after Leisure Village and Leisure Knoll). Make a left hand turn onto Colonial Drive by using the jughandle. Approximately .4 miles down Colonial Drive on the right is the entrance to the Manchester Municipal Complex. Turn right here. The entrance to the Manchester Library parking lot is on the right.

From the South:

Garden State Parkway to exit 82A. Get off the Parkway at exit 82A onto Rt. 37 West. Take Rt. 37 West 7 miles to the turnoff onto Colonial Drive. Turn right on Colonial and then left into the Manchester Municipal Complex parking lot. The entrance to the Manchester Library’s lot is on the right.

From the Trenton Area:

Take l-195 to the exit for Rt. 537 (Great Adventure). Turn left onto Rt. 537 and take it to the traffic light at the Rt. 526 and Rt. 571 junction. Turn right onto Rts. 526 and 571. After you go under the l-195 bridge bear right at the fork onto 571. Take 571 past the two Russian Orthodox Churches to the traffic light at Rt. 528. Go through this light and continue on Rt. 571 for 8 miles to the traffic light at Rt. 70. Turn right onto Rt. 70 West and take it for 2 miles to the traffic light at Colonial Drive. Make a left hand turn onto Colonial Drive by using the jughandle. Approximately .4 miles down Colonial Drive on the right is the entrance to the Manchester Municipal Complex. Turn right here. The entrance to the Manchester Library parking lot is on the right.

From the Camden Area:

Take Rt. 70 East through Lakehurst to the circle at the Rt. 70 junction. Stay on 70 East after the second circle until you reach the traffic light (.7 miles) and turn right onto Colonial Drive. .4 miles down Colonial Drive on the right is the entrance to the Manchester Municipal Complex. Turn right here. The entrance to the Manchester Library parking lot is on the right.

Equipment and Special Services for this branch

Equipment & Services	Walk-In & Call Ahead			# of Items
Typewriters	Call Ahead	Yes	No	0
	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: Once.
Word Processing PCs	Call Ahead	Yes	No	3
	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
Internet PCs	Call Ahead	Yes	No	5 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:
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	1 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	1 Must use our meeting room when it's available.
	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: 1
	Closed captioning on TV? Yes No
DVD Player	Call Ahead	Yes	No	- In-house Use Only - Use depends on Meeting Room Availability
	Walk-in	Yes	No

Tape Recorder	Yes No			2
CD-Player	Yes No
Portable Microphone System	Yes No			For In-house Programs Only
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	1
Low Vision Reading System	Yes No	1, Pulsedata SVB7000 color viewer
Loud-R Electronic Ear	Yes No	1
Supersonic Ear	Yes No
Bed Readers	Yes No
Magnifying Glasses	Yes No	2
Long-Handled Reachers	Yes No
Listening Devices Available for Programs	Yes No	2
Friends Group	Yes No	Manchester Friends Home Page

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Manchester Branch, Ocean County Library
21 Colonial Dr., Manchester, NJ 08733
Phone : (732) 657-7600