Services for Persons with Disabilities
SCLSNJ is committed to meeting the needs of all library users. This includes making our collections, public programs, and services accessible to those of differing abilities.
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to attempt to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy its programs, services, and activities. If you have a disability and are in need of an accommodation, contact the branch manager at the library branch where the program or service is provided no later than two weeks prior to the event.
All SCLSNJ branches allow service animals to accompany patrons into the building to partake of our full range of services, including programs.
Accessibility Tools
Assistive Services
- Large print books, (to see what’s new)
- Audiobooks (to see what’s new)
- Playaways
- Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks through Overdrive. Accessibility features include:
- the ability to enable a dyslexic font
- the ability to increase the contrast
- the ability to increase the font size
- PressReader – 1,000s of newspapers and magazines may be read to you by selecting the “Listen” mode
- Closed caption DVDs
Adaptive Technologies
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Chromebooks
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Windows
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Groovix (branch public computers)
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Chromebooks
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Windows 10
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Chromebooks
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Windows
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Groovix (branch public computers)
Inclusive Library Programs
While SCLSNJ programs are opened to patrons of all abilities, we also offer special programs geared towards persons with disabilities.
New Jersey Resources
Somerset County Resources
Tour Our Branches
Click here for a virtual tour of the Bound Brook branch(This link opens in a new tab)
Click here for a virtual tour of the Bridgewater branch(This link opens in a new tab)
Click here for a virtual tour of the Hillsborough branch
Click here for a virtual tour of the Manville branch
Click here for a virtual tour of the Mary Jacobs branch(This link opens in a new tab)
Click here for a virtual tour of the North Plainfield branch(This link opens in a new tab)
Click here for a virtual tour of the Peapack & Gladstone branch
Click here for a virtual tour of the Somerville branch