The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS, pronounced "buckles") is a consortium of

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in the four northeastern

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Gateway Region counties of

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, Hudson,

Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69, ...

, and

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. Founded on October 1, 1979, the organization allows for reciprocal borrowing among its members so that books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and other media are shared among the libraries cooperatively. Those with a valid library card from participating towns are permitted to reserve materials online and have them transferred to their local library, where materials can be retrieved. As of 2019, there are 77 public libraries with a total of 81 branches participating in the consortium. All of Bergen County's public libraries are members of the BCCLS, along with 15 libraries from Essex, Hudson, and Passaic counties. A patron's hometown library card is honored at all participating libraries. The BCCLS had also participated in the Open Borrowing (www.openborrowing.org) program, with participating libraries in

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, Morris, Passaic,

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and Warren counties; this participation ended on January 1, 2015.

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* {{authority control County library systems in New Jersey Education in Bergen County, New Jersey Education in Hudson County, New Jersey Education in Passaic County, New Jersey Education in Essex County, New Jersey Libraries established in 1979 Library consortia in New Jersey 1979 establishments in New Jersey

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