At the beginning of 2005 the Library owned 120,000 books. In 1968, the Library owned 8,741 books, had approximately 500 registered borrowers and circulated about 15,000 books.
The Main Library at 61 Mount Hope Road is open (7) seven days per week (Monday-Friday 9-9, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 1-4 (September through June). This branch is still open two days per week (Mondays 9:30-5:30 and Wednesdays 1-9). The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church building was kept as the Hibernia Branch for the residents of the northern end of the Township. In May 1981, the new Rockaway Township Library opened its doors at 61 Mount Hope Road.
The dedication of the building on Green Pond Road took place in April 1970. The Lions Club purchased the Holy Trinity Church on Green Pond Road and donated the building to the library as temporary housing until a municipal complex could be built. The Rockaway Township Free Public Library was officially incorporated in 1968. Through the diligent efforts of interested citizens, the Township administration recognized the need for a municipal library. A third station was later installed in the basement of the Birchwood School on Art Street. The library at the White Meadow Lake Clubhouse became a branch of the Rockaway Township Free Public Library in September 1968. This library was moved to the basement rooms of the Hibernia School in January 1966. Mary Adler founded the first library in the donated cloakrooms of the Marcella Community Club. The Rockaway Township Free Public Library began as two library stations, one at the Marcella Community Club in 1954, and a second at the White Meadow Lake Clubhouse. The Library provides reader's advisory, motivational guidance, and programs for children, young adults, parents, teachers and others serving the needs of youth. The Library provides electronic circulation and information retrieval to the residents of Rockaway Township including dial-up access to the Library's online catalog, online periodical databases and the resources available worldwide through the Internet. The Library insures that the print collection contains good quality, up-to-date materials in all relevant subject areas, and offers guidance and encouragement in their use. The Library provides an organized collection of materials in a variety of formats reflecting the diversity of ideas in proportion to the levels of need and use as identified in the community. The Library subscribes to the (ALA) American Library Association Library Bill of Rights.
The Library will also protect intellectual freedom, promote literacy, encourage lifelong learning, and provide library materials and information services. The Library provides for the informational, educational, recreational and cultural needs of the residents of Rockaway Township.The Library will ensure free and open access to ideas and information which are fundamental to a democracy.
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