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🌱 What Sussex library users must do before the new catalog arrives

Sussex, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Sussex! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Sussex library users must do before the new catalog arrives

Also on today's calendar: Sussex Fire Dept. Auxiliary Fall Vendor Fair 2026.

Today's riddle: How long is a minute? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official New Jersey election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 60 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 28.
  • Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 66 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sussex County Library System to join 68-library alliance, launch new catalog in December (wrnjradio.com) — Sussex residents who use the Sussex County Library System will see a new shared catalog, app, and access to 3 million items when the system joins the Pillar Libraries alliance on Dec. 9. Before then, new holds pause Nov. 1, the old catalog shuts down Dec. 6, and saved lists must be printed or emailed by Dec. 5 to avoid losing them.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anybody have a recommendation for a structural engineer?
    I am looking for someone with experience dealing with the building department in Hardyston Township. Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Woodbourne Park)
  • Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Newton. Apply here.
  • Thorlabs posted a job opening for Quality Control Inspector in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sussex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vernon

  • How to navigate the canopies at TreEscape, Vernon's aerial park (terristeffes.com)
  • Big SNOW American Dream goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with half-off slope passes (binje.com)

Franklin

Sparta

  • Sparta Township Council Proclaims October ‘National Domestic Violence Awareness Month' (TAPinto Sparta)

Ok Sussex! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How long is a minute?" — It depends what side of the door you are on. (Thank you Richard E. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sussex

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sussex

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.