{"id":4,"date":"2015-06-01T20:43:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T20:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hegganlibrary.org\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:15:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hegganlibrary.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.NEWSfooter{text-align: right;background-color: #b30737;font-weight: bold; width: 100%;padding: 5px;border-radius: 0px 0px 10px 10px;}\n.NEWSletter{text-align: center;font-size: 1.2em;font-weight: bold;padding: 5px;font-family: Franklin Gothic Book Medium, Verdana, Arial Narrow;margin-top: auto;margin-bottom: auto;width: 99%;}\na.newsFOOTER{color: #ffffff;padding-right:20px;}\na:hover.newsFOOTER{color: #84ebf2;}\na:visited.newsFOOTER{color: #ffffff;}\na:visited:hover.newsFOOTER{color: #84ebf2;}\np.ALERTsafe{font-size:1.2em;color:#0000ff;text-align:center;}\np.ALERTemergency{font-size:1.2em;color:red;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;}\n.NEcontainerTEMP{position: relative;overflow: hidden;width: 100%;padding-top: 62.5%;}<\/p>\n<p>a[href$=\".pdf\"] {\n    text-decoration: underline;\n}\na[href$=\".pdf\"]::before{\n    content: \"\";\n    display: inline-block;\n    width: 20px;\n    height: 20px;\n    background: url(\"https:\/\/hegganlibrary.org\/img\/PDFicon.SVG\") no-repeat center\/contain;\n    margin-right: 5px;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n}\n<\/style>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/hegganlibrary.org\/style\/home.css\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\">Welcome to the Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library<\/h1>\n<p class=\"PARENTabout\" style=\"font-size:1.3em;font-style:italic;\">Serving the residents of Washington Township, New Jersey for sixty years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h1>The library is accepting applications for a Part Time Library Assistant to work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays.<\/h1>\n<p>Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/hegganlibrary.org\/joblistings\/PTLAAugust2026.pdf\">here<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h1>2027 Request for Quotes<\/h1>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>The library is requesting the following quotes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n<li><a class=\"linkalpha\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hegganlibrary.org\/joblistings\/2027custodianquotes.pdf\">Custodian Quotes 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"linkalpha\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hegganlibrary.org\/joblistings\/2027facilitiesquotes.pdf\">Facilities Quotes 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"linkalpha\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hegganlibrary.org\/joblistings\/2027lawnquotes.pdf\">Lawn Quotes 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"mobilehome\">\n<div class=\"hoursheader\">LIBRARY ADDRESS<\/div>\n<div class=\"address\">606 Delsea Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;padding-bottom:5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/TEmsPANnHnXrvowJ7\" class=\"linkalpha\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Directions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hoursheader\">LIBRARY HOURS<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourscontainer\" style=\"color:#b30737;\">\n<div class=\"hoursday\">\n\t\tToday&#8217;s Hours\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourstime\" id=\"WTopenclose2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourscontainer\">\n<div class=\"hoursday\">\n\t\tMonday &#8211; Thursday\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourstime\">\n\t\t10:00 AM &#8211; 9:00 PM\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourscontainer\">\n<div class=\"hoursday\">\n\t\tFriday &#8211; Saturday\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourstime\">\n\t\t10:00 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourscontainer\" style=\"border-bottom: none;\">\n<div class=\"hoursday\">\n\t\tSunday\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"hourstime\">\n\t\t1:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"EXPANDcontainer\" style=\"text-align:center;padding:5px;\">\n\t<font class=\"EXPANDbutton\" onclick=\"expandContent('EXPAND_indexholiday', 'Library Holidays')\">Library Holidays &#x25BC;<\/font><\/p>\n<div class=\"EXPANDcontent\" id=\"EXPAND_indexholiday\">\n<div class=\"holidayheader\">\n\t2026 HOLIDAYS\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tNew Year\u2019s Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tThursday, January 1\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tMartin Luther King, Jr. Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tMonday, January 19\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tPresidents\u2019 Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tMonday, February 16\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tGood Friday\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tFriday, April 3\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tEaster\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tSunday, April 5\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tMother\u2019s Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tSunday, May 10\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tMemorial Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tMonday, May 25\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tJuneteenth\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tFriday, June 19\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tFather\u2019s Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tSunday, June 21\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tIndependence Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tSaturday, July 4\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tLabor Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tMonday, September 7\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tColumbus Day\/Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tMonday, October 12\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tVeterans Day\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tWednesday, November 11\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\tCLOSED\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaygrid\">\n<div class=\"holidayname\">\n\t\tThanksgiving Eve\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidaydate\">\n\t\tWednesday, November 25\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"holidayhours\">\n\t\t10 AM &#8211; 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