From New York City:

1. Take the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River. Just as you cross over, take the ramp to the Palisades Parkway North. It's the first ramp on the right.

2. Follow the PIP for about 20 miles. Take Exit 7, Townline Road. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Townline Road. Go to the 2nd traffic light and turn left onto Middletown Road.

3. Go to the 4th traffic light (the first 2 are very close together) and turn right onto Central Avenue. There's a Shop Rite and a gas station at this corner.

4. Take the second left from Central Avenue onto John Street and drive one block to a four-way stop.

5. Turn right onto Franklin Avenue. The library is on the left side.

From the East or West by the New York State Thruway:

1. Coming from either the west or the east, take Exit 13-S, Palisades Parkway South.

2. Take Exit 7, Townline Road. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Townline Road. Go to the 2nd traffic light and turn left onto Middletown Road.

3. Go to the 4th traffic light (the first 2 are very close together) and turn right onto Central Avenue. There's a Shop Rite and a gas station at this corner.

4. Take the second left from Central Avenue onto John Street and drive one block to a four-way stop.

5. Turn right onto Franklin Avenue. The library is on the left side.

 

From the North:

1. Take the Palisades Parkway South.

2. Continue with directions from the NYS Thruway--#2.

 

From the South:

1. Take the Garden State Parkway north to Exit 172.

2. Turn left on Grand Avenue and the next right onto Chestnut Ridge Road.

3. Go one block and turn right on Summit. Continue east; the road changes from Summit to Old Pascack Road to Washington Avenue.

4. At Route 304, turn right and move to the left lane. At the next light, turn left onto Central Avenue.

5. Turn right off Central at the first light (Main Street) and then take the very next left onto Franklin Avenue. After a four-way stop, you will find the library on the right. (You may also take Central up to John Street, turn right and then right again at the four-way stop. From this direction, the library is on the left.)

 

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