Say Goodbye to Navesink, Lincroft and Bayshore Library Branches

The three branch libraries are scheduled to close on Friday, March 1 at 5 p.m. due to what the majority of the Library Board says are budgetary constraints. They voted on Feb. 20 to end services at its three satellite locations.

Cardholders of Bayshore cards will be automatically changed to Middletown main branch. All "holds" can be picked up at the Main Library after March 1st.

The Bayshore Library is open Fri. 9 a.m.- noon; 1-5 p.m. Principal Library Assistant: Grace Moschberger. Address: 180 Main Street, Port Monmouth, NJ.

The building will revert back to the ownership by Middletown Township, which may use it for office space. The library may maintain a computer center there for the benefit of users. The reading material in the building will be first allocated to the Main Library, and then offered to the surrounding elementary schools.

The Lincroft Library is open Fri. 9 a.m.- noon; 1-5 p.m. Principal Library Assistant: Eileen McGrath. Address: 730 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, N.J.

The library will be completely closed, and the building will revert back to ownership by the Middletown Board of Education. The reading material in the building will be allocated to the Main Library first, and offered to the Lincroft Elementary School, Luftman Towers/Pavilion, or other senior living centers.

The Navesink Library is open Fri. 9 a.m.- noon; 1-5 p.m. Senior Library Assistant: Kristen North. Address: 49 Monmouth Ave., Navesink, N.J. 

The library plans to cease staffing and funding to the Navesink Branch, owned by the Navesink Duryea Foundatio. The foundation will maintain custody of the books there. If the Association decides to empty the space, the material will revert to the Library.