The Branch Brook Branch Library serves 307,220 residents in the City of Newark, Essex County. The library is a part of the Newark Public Library, which maintains over 1.6 million volumes and circulates 201,345 items per year. Located on Clifton Avenue between Park Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue, the Branch Brook Branch Library opened its doors in December 1966 and provides nonfiction books, magazines, DVDs & popular movies collection, electronic resources, computers with Word processing software, Internet access, and services for children and adults.