Rahway Public Library
The Library has issued a Request for Qualifications for the purposes of an operational audit. Documents related to this request can be found here.
Sign up for Adult Summer Reading and enter your first drawing for prizes! There are three prize baskets filled with outdoor goodies to choose from for your entries. Read a book and submit an additional entry for either a Beach Prize Basket, a Hiking Prize Basket, or a Picnic Prize Basket. The more you read, the more ticket entries for prizes. Adult Summer Reading kicks off July 6 and ends August 28. Download the beanstack app to your device or visit the website Beanstack today to get started! All prize baskets are sponsored by the Friends of the Rahway Public Library.
Sign up for our Summer Reading program where reading books earns you fun prizes all summer long! Log your reading here in Beanstack to get rewards for every hour you read. Earn raffle tickets and use them in app for a chance to win one of our Grand Prize Dino Bundles! Summer Reading kicks off July 6 and ends August 28. Download the beanstack app on your device or visit the website Rahwaylibrary.beanstack.com today to get started! Prizes sponsored by the Friends of the Rahway Public Library.
Teens, celebrate the summer of 2026! UNEARTH a STORY, our Teen Summer Reading Program, will run from July 6 until August 28! Download the Beanstack app or go to rahwaylibrary.beanstack.com to sign up today! Track your reading and earn points and prizes all summer long! All those points go toward our Grand Prize raffle in August!
Join us in the auditorium for a Kids Movie at 2pm! No registration required. All ages welcome.
Curbside Crafts for Kids are small kits that you can pick up to assemble at home. Just ask for a "curbside craft" at the circulation desk! Available all week during library hours, while supplies last. A new craft will be released every Saturday for the upcoming week!
Join us in the Library Cafe Monday, July 13 at 6:00 p.m. for our Summer Music Show with Richard Stillman. Listen to Richard play patriotic music on the banjo, guitar, & bagpipes. Watch him sing and tap dance several of George M. Cohan's songs and perform a musical washboard routine. All ages are welcome!
Join us @ 2 pm in the auditorium. Pack a snack or grab one from us!
Ages birth-4 can join us for our Playgroup! Play with toys and meet friends. No registration required.
Practice your reading skills by sharing a story with our furry friends from Creature Comfort Pet Therapy! Open to ages 5-12. Registration required. Register here!
Talk, sing, read, write, and play during this literacy readiness storytime. Ages birth - 5 with caregiver. No registration required.
Kids ages 8-12 can join us in the program room for Tween Scene where we make a cool craft! No registration required.
Unearth a Story in our Discovery Studio! Origami artist Joy Lara will join us and show us how to create wonderful things out of ordinary paper! For teens 13-17.
The Rahway Public Library ESL classes are now closed. We will reopen enrollment in the summer.
Bringing you hundreds of thousands of movies, audiobooks and more, hoopla is a revolutionary digital service. From Hollywood blockbusters to best selling authors – not just the hits, but the niche and hard-to-find as well – hoopla provides you the freedom you've been searching for to experience, explore and enjoy what you want, when you want, and where you want.
Start streaming over 30,000 Hollywood feature films, documentaries, the Great Courses, and more on your TV, smartphone, or desktop.
Download eBooks today! The Rahway Public library has signed on with eLibrary NJ and Overdrive to bring you an extensive collection of eBooks and downloadable audio. Browse their calalog and start downloading now! Click here to download the mobile app.
Download eBooks today! The Rahway Public library has signed on with eLibrary NJ and Libby to bring you an extensive collection of eBooks and downloadable audio. Browse their calalog and start downloading now!
A premier resource for genealogical research, HeritageQuest is available both at public libraries and from home.
Optimal Resume is our premier career resource. Use this site to create high-impact, interactive career materials such as resumes and cover letters, present your materials on the web or in print, assess your skills, participate in practice video interviews, and even post video resumes!
Ancestry Library Edition is a comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Includes the digitized images of U.S., U.K., Canadian, Australian and German Census records, U.S. Military records back to the 1600's, Court, Land, tax and probate records, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more. Available only from within the library.
Documenting almost 160 years of Rahway's past, the online newspaper archive is an excellent resource for local history, obituaries, and for learning about the events that made Rahway the city it is today.
While the Rahway Public Library has reopened to the public, curbside pickup is still available. If you are interested in using this service, please put your books on hold through our online catalog. Once we have notified you that your books are available, come to the library and give us a call when you arrive. We will meet you on the loading dock underneath the building.
From online databases to local history resources to practice test, the Rahway Public Library has a vast array of digital and electronic sources. Find an obituary, read old newspapers, or research a topic all without leaving your home.
The Friends of the Rahway Public Library are a dedicated group of volunteers whose work benefits the library. Find out what they're up to and what you can do to help!
Meet the Board of Trustees and staff. Read our policies. Find out about the history of the library, its evolution, and where it's heading in the future!