West Windsor Branch - Mercer County Library System

Library Capacity Limits

According to Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No. 230, the capacity limit in the library is 50%. At the West Windsor Branch this means we can allow 123 persons in the building at one time. Please consider limiting your time in the branch, so that other patrons can have a chance to use the library. Thank you for your understanding!

Contact Us

Branch Manager: Robert Bee
Circulation Desk: 609-799-0462
Reference Desk: 609-275-8901

Curbside Pick-Up

Monday: Not Available
Tuesday: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday: Not Available
Thursday: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: Not Available
Saturday: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday: Not Available

Book Appointment Get Help

Public Browsing

Monday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday: Closed

Modified Hours and Closings

Location

Directions

From Route 1 South

Take the exit to Quakerbridge Road.

At second light turn left onto Clarksville Road.

At the second light (about 1.5 miles) turn left onto North Post Road.

The Library will be on your left.

From Route 1 North

Take the second Alexander Rd. exit, marked “Alexander Rd. East, Princeton Junction.”

Follow Alexander Rd. until you go over the railroad bridge and then bear right at the traffic circle onto N. Post Rd.

Go up N. Post Rd. about a half-mile and you will see the library building on your right, just before you get to Municipal Drive.

Turn right into Municipal Drive, then take the first right into the library parking lot.

From Route 130

Follow Route 130 to Route 571 West (Princeton Hightstown Road) until you reach Clarksville road; turn left onto Clarksville Road (WWPHS will be on your left).

At second light turn right onto North Post Road.

The library will be on your left.

About the Branch

The Branch’s History

After being serviced by a bookmobile for a few years, the first West Windsor Branch opened in the former Christian Education Building of the Dutch Neck Church in 1966. A new, expanded Branch opened in the municipal center in November 1983. However, rapid population growth and corresponding increase in library use quickly rendered that building inadequate and in August 1997, the Branch moved to its current 23,000 square foot building. The bright and inviting new library is equipped with state of the art technology and comfortable furnishings to support research, quiet study and children’s activities.

Distinctive Aspects of the Collection

In keeping with our mission to provide materials and services that satisfy the educational, informational, recreational and cultural needs of our diverse community, our Children’s Department, brightened by Ilya Spirin’s colorful “Rain Forest Mural”, houses the largest juvenile book collection in the system, and our International Children’s Book Collection, which encompasses 16 languages. The Chinese Language Collection has nearly 3000 books; the Branch subscribes to several Chinese and Indian newspapers and periodicals, and our rapidly expanding DVD collection includes hundreds of Hindi and Chinese films.

Displays

Gallery space can be reserved for one month at a time for art exhibits or displays; three display cases (locked) can be reserved-also monthly-to display collectibles. (For further information, please contact the Branch manager.)

Visit the Friends of the West Windsor Library to learn how to become a friend and other ways to support library programming for both adult and children and for volunteer opportunities.