September 2024: Library Card Sign-Up Month Bingo

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! To explore all that your library card provides, try our bingo challenge!

This challenge is for middle school and high school students. Complete four items in a row, column, or diagonal, and turn this sheet in to the Maplewood Library or your school library on or before Friday, October 4.

Everyone who completes the challenge gets an official Library Card Signup Month Bookmark. Every 10th person who completes the challenge gets a prize.

Need help figuring out how to complete an item on the bingo card? Ask a librarian for help and/or look below for some tips:

Downloadable PDF of Bingo Card

Visit this page to find out how to get a Maplewood Library card.
Visit this page to find out how to get a South Orange Public Library card.
The Hilton Branch is located on 1688 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
When you visit, ask a staff member to sign your bingo card.
Hours:
Mondays: 10AM–8PM
Tuesdays: 10AM–8PM
Wednesdays: 10AM–8PM
Thursdays: 10AM–8PM
Fridays: 10AM-5PM
Saturdays: 10AM-2PM
Sundays: CLOSED
- Desktop Libby site
- Download the Libby app
Libby's collection of eBooks.
You will need your library card barcode number to access the sites below:
- Pronunciator
- Rosetta Stone
Link to the archive
You may need to be at a Maplewood Library location to access.
Visit Novelist here
To access Novelist you will need your library card, unless you are at a Maplewood Library location.
Graphic novels, manga, and comics on our library catalog
Graphic books suggested by the teen services librarian
Graphic books on Libby
Graphic books on Hoopla (Maplewood Library cardholders only)
Video games on our library's catalog
1. Search for the game you want (make sure you select the right game for the console you have!).
2. Click the "Place Hold" button
3. Log in with your library card number and PIN (the PIN is usually the last 4 digits of your library card barcode number).
4. Choose which location you'd like to pick your item up, and click "Confirm Location"
5. You'll be notified when your item is ready to pick up!
Link to Hoopla Digital's music collection
If it’s your first time on Hoopla, you’ll click the blue “Get Started Button.”
Search for the Maplewood Library, and enter your library card number.
Then, you’ll register with a username and password. From then on, when you use Hoopla, you’ll use those credentials.
Hoopla Digital's TV collection
Hoopla Digital's movie collection
If it’s your first time on Hoopla, you’ll click the blue “Get Started Button.”
Search for the Maplewood Library, and enter your library card number.
Then, you’ll register with a username and password. From then on, when you use Hoopla, you’ll use those credentials.
Maplewood Library Beanstack
South Orange Public Library Beanstack
With Beanstack, you can participate in reading and activity challenges and potentially earn prizes.