Friends of the West Caldwell Public Library

08/24/2026

Find all your treasures and bring them to library for appraisal. You never know what valuable items you might have.

10/24/2025

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10/18/2025

All are welcome at this special program hosted by the Friends of the Library. Come out and learn about all the film industry activity in our state.

10/30/2024

The most recent donation from the Friends.

10/23/2024

The VFW is collecting donations for hurricane relief at the library. See below for details. Any donations of new items will be greatly appreciated.

09/27/2024

In 1999 a small group of people led by then Library Director, April Judge and Superintendent of Schools, Eugene Bradford formed the Friends of the West Caldwell Public Library. For the past 25 years the Friends have offered their ongoing support to the library. We have provided materials, equipment, funding for programs and more. Friends members receive a seasonal newsletter called InfoBytes and a discount card to many local businesses.

To celebrate these amazing 25 years we hosted a celebration on September 21. We received an impressive seven proclamations including from Governor Murphy and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill.

We had refreshments and live music which was provided by pianist, Evelyn Oberndorf. After we heard from Friends’ President, Harriet Schenk; Library Trustee President, Carol Otterbein; former Friends’ President, Linda Garfinkel and Councilman, Joseph Cecere we were entertained by The Dapper Dans of Harmony.

Thank you so much to the library staff members who helped us immensely in the planning of this event: Library Director, Samantha McCoy; Librarians, Alexis Prussack-Martin, Kaitlyn Capelakos, Julia Ercolano, Carol Snider-Smith and others.

When you visit the library be sure to check out the display which showcases the highlights of our activities over the past 25 years.

(Thanks to Arlene McLeer for taking all the pictures)

04/12/2024

The Friends of the West Caldwell Public Library is hosting a Murder Mystery on Friday, May 3rd at 6pm! Proceeds from this events will go towards the children room! Registration is at the reference desk and is required.

02/16/2024

Great news!

Users can easily access books via mobile app using their library card The New Jersey State Library (NJSL), an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, is pleased to announce the statewide roll…Continue reading →

09/30/2023

This is sure to be a popular event. Mark your calendars now so you don't miss it!