Contact Us
Branch Manager: Andrea Merrick
Circulation Desk: 609-737-2610
Hours
Monday: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Tuesday: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Thursday: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Friday: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
Location
245 Pennington Titusville Rd, Pennington, NJ 08534
Directions
From the North
- Take Route 1 South to I-295 North to Exit 72, Route 31 North.
- Proceed North on Route 31 through one traffic light.
- Go around circle, staying on Route 31 North.
- Go straight through one blinking yellow traffic light and proceed to first working traffic light.
- At the light, make a left onto Pennington-Titusville Road.
- The 2nd drive on the right is the library.
From the North (alternative)
- Take Route 31 South to Pennington-Titusville Road.
- Make a right at the traffic light.
- The 2nd drive on the right is the library.
From the East
- Take I-95 West to I-295 North to I-295 South to Exit 72, Route 31 North.
- Proceed North on Route 31 through one traffic light.
- Go around circle, staying on Route 31 North.
- Go straight through one blinking yellow traffic light and proceed to first working traffic light.
- At the light, make a left onto Pennington-Titusville Road.
- The 2nd drive on the right is the library.
From the South
- Take I-295 North to I-295 South to Exit 72, Route 31 North.
- Proceed North on Route 31 through one traffic light.
- Go around circle, staying on Route 31 North.
- Go straight through one blinking yellow traffic light and proceed to first working traffic light.
- At the light, make a left on to Pennington-Titusville Road.
- The 2nd drive on the right is the library.
From the West
- Take I-295 North to Exit 72, Route 31 North.
- Proceed North on Route 31 through three traffic lights.
- Go around circle, staying on Route 31 North.
- Go straight through one blinking yellow traffic light and proceed to first working traffic light.
- At the light, make a left on to Pennington-Titusville Road.
- The 2nd drive on the right is the library.
Events
Check out the Hopewell Branch Library Featured Programs newsletter. You can also subscribe to the newsletter for information sent straight to your email monthly.
Monday Afternoon Book Club
Time: 1st Monday of the month at 2:00 PM
Click here to go to the Monday Afternoon Club Page
Sports Book Group
Time: 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM
Click here to go to the Sports Club Page
Gardening Book Group
Time: 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 2:00 PM (every other Month)
Click here to go to the Gardening Group Page
2022 By the Numbers
46,354
Visitors
474
New Library Cards
170,191
Items Checked Out
(Print, Media, Audio)
13,009
People Attended a
Program or Event
6,240
Inquiries Made to
Library Staff
1,551
PC Use Sessions
291
Notarizations
Countless
People Who Benefit
From Our Services
About the Branch
Welcome to the Hopewell Branch of the Mercer County Library System!
My name is Andrea Merrick, Branch Manager at the Hopewell Branch Library. Let me introduce you to the Branch staff – Bob, Janine, Kathy, Kelly, Pete, Robin, Shannon and Susan are all ready to assist you at the Circulation Desk. At the Reference Desk, you will be helped by Anna, Dana, Jodi and Tom, or our Youth Services Librarians, Briana, Connie and Katie.
I have worked at the Hopewell Branch since 1990 and it was ‘my library’ long before that. I fondly remember coming with my mom and checking out stacks of books that I started to read in the car on the way home! I have seen many changes over the years – the branch expanded in 1996, new audio/visual formats and technologies, databases, our website, and now an app. The one constant is the staff’s commitment to serving our patrons.
I usually would post some quick facts and statistics here about the branch and our services – with the pandemic and the changes we are still going through, I’d like to instead encourage you to check this website often to get the most up-to-date changes in hours, services, virtual resources, and programming (virtual and outdoor). Everything you love about the website is also available to you through our new app!
Don’t forget that, if the Hopewell Branch doesn’t own an item you want, you can request it from another branch. If the Library System doesn’t own an item, it may be possible to get through the Interlibrary Loan service.
We are always happy to hear your suggestions – please feel free to talk to me or fill out a comment form. If you would like us to consider purchasing a title, you may either tell us directly or use the Library System’s “Suggest for Purchase” form.
Hope to see you soon and often!
Andrea
