Cumberland County Library will be closed on Friday, May 20, 2022 for Staff Development Day. The library will re-open with normal hours beginning Saturday, May 21, at 9am.

Cumberland County Library is happy to announce the opening of the Labor and Literacy Lab! We offer FREE classes and one-on-one support for patrons who want to improve computer skills, find a new job, job application assistance, or further their education. Open lab hours are: Tuesdays 10:00am – 2:00pm, Wednesdays 4:00pm – 7:45pm Fridays 1:00pm to 4:45pm Appointments can be made for other days by emailing spoke@cclnj.org or calling the library at (856) 453-2210. This initiative is a part of the Hub & Spoke Libraries pilot project, a statewide effort providing uniform digital literacy training for NJ workforce. This project is supported with funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS Award LS-250226-LS-21), administered by the New Jersey State Library. Learn more at www.njstatelib.org.

Did you know over 150 million still-good crayons are thrown awayeach year by restaurants in the United States? But crayons don’tdecompose and there are kids who have no crayons of their own!We can fix that by collecting, recycling, and donating our crayonsto others. Take the pledge to collect gently used crayons. Nexttime you receive crayons when you dine out don’t leave thembehind. Bring them to the Crayon Donation Box set up atCumberland County Library OR Hopeloft (40 E.Commerce St.) and drop them in! Once the box is full, we candonate the upcycled crayons to a school who really needs them.On May 21st, at Appel Farm’s South Jersey Arts Fest, we’ll bemelting down your used crayons to create new ones!You can tell your friends about this too. There’s no reason whycrayons should end up in landfill! We can work together to donatethese crayons and find a good home for them. Every kid shouldhave a crayon, and we have plenty to share. So let’s spread colorand kindness to kids everywhere! So spread the word. For more information, visit CrayonCollection.org.