With temperatures pushing through the 90s, it is important to stay hydrated and cool as often as possible.
Philadelphia and New Jersey, including Camden County, offer several locations for people to cool down. The heat can pose a major threat to the elderly, so be sure to check on older neighbors and relatives.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
Cool off at any of the following Free Library of Philadelphia Regional and Branch Libraries during library hours:
Andorra Library
705 East Cathedral Road
Blanche Nixon/Cobbs Creek
5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway
Bushrod Branch
6304 Castor Ave
Bustleton Branch
10199 Bustleton Ave
Cecil B Moore Branch
2320 Cecil B Moore Ave
Central Library
1901 Vine St
Charles Durham Branch
3320 Haverford Ave
Charles Santore Branch
932 S 7th Street
Chestnut Hill Branch
8711 Germantown Ave
David Cohen Ogontz Branch
6017 Ogontz Ave
Eastwick Library
2851 Island Avenue
Falls of Schuylkill Library
3501 Midvale Avenue
Fishtown Community Branch
1217 E Montgomery Ave
Fox Chase Branch
501 Rhawn St
Frankford Branch
4634 Frankford Ave
Fumo Family Branch
2437 S Broad St
Greater Olney Branch
5501 N 5th St
Haddington Library
446 North 65th Street
Haverford Branch
5543 Haverford Ave
Holmesburg Branch
7810 Frankford Ave
Independence Library
18 S. 7th Street
Joseph Coleman Northwest Regional Library
68 W Chelten Ave
Katharine Drexel Library
11099 Knights Road
Kensington Branch
104 W Dauphin St
Kingsessing Branch
1201 S 51st St
Lawncrest Branch
6098 Rising Sun Ave
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
919 Walnut St
Lillian Marrero Branch
601 W Lehigh Ave
Logan Branch
1333 Wagner Ave
Lovett Branch
6945 Germantown Ave
Lucien Blackwell West Phila Regional Library
125 S 52nd St
McPherson Square Library
601 East Indiana Avenue
Nicetown/Tioga Branch
3720 N Broad St
Northeast Regional Library
2228 Cottman Ave
Oak Lane Branch
6614 N 12th St
Overbrook Park Branch
7422 Haverford Ave
Paschalville Branch
6942 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia City Institute
1905 Locust St
Queen Memorial Library
1201 S 23rd St
Ramonita De Rodriguez Branch
600 W Girard Ave
Richmond Branch
2987 Almond St
Roxborough Branch
6245 Ridge Ave
South Philadelphia Library
1700 South Broad Street
Tacony Branch
6742 Torresdale Ave
Thomas Donatucci Branch
1935 Shunk St
Torresdale Branch
3079 Holme Ave
Wadsworth Branch
1500 Wadsworth Ave
Walnut Street West Branch
201 S 40th St
Welsh Road Branch
9233 Roosevelt Blvd
West Oak Lane Branch
2000 Washington Ln
Whitman Branch
200 Snyder Ave
Widener Branch
2808 W Lehigh Ave
Wynnefield Branch
5325 Overbrook Ave
Wyoming Library
231 East Wyoming Avenue
For a list of the Free Library’s cooling centers that have extended hours, click here.
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation operates six air-conditioned facilities throughout the city for senior citizens.
Martin Luther King Recreation Center and Older Adult Center
22nd and Cecil B. Moore
Philadelphia, Pa.
215-685-2715
Northeast O.A.C.
Maria Ramirez, Director
8101 Bustleton Avenue
215-685-0576
Juniata Park O.A.C.
Donna McKinney, Director
1251 E. Sedgley Ave. 19134.
215-685-1490,1
Mann O.A.C.
Brenda Collazo, Director
3201 N. 5th Street 19140
215-685-9844
West Oak Lane Senior Center
Sharlene Waller, Director
7210-18 Ogontz Avenue 19138
215-685-3513
South Philadelphia O.A.C.
Lynn Marshall, Director
10th & Dickinson Sts. 19147
215-685-1697
For a complete list of the city’s cooling centers, visit http://oem.readyphiladelphia.org/Map.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J.
LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED AS COOLING CENTERS IN CAMDEN COUNTY
(Please check with your municipality for hours of operation)
AUDUBON BOROUGH
Senior Center, Oakland Avenue & Oak Street (Next to the Library)
AUDUBON PARK BOROUGH
Municipal Hall, 20 Road C — Phone: 547-5236
BARRINGTON BOROUGH
Senior Center, 229 Trenton Avenue
BELLMAWR BOROUGH
Bellmawr Community Center, 29 E. Browning Rd., – Phone: 856-933-2631
BERLIN BOROUGH
Berlin Inter-Community Ambulance — 8 Park Avenue – Phone: 753-0808
BROOKLAWN BOROUGH
Community Center – Railroad Avenue
CAMDEN CITY
Angel Perez, 3060 Westfield Avenue
Cramer Hill Community Center, Reeves Avenue
Malandra Hall, New Jersey & Merrimac Road
Isabel Miller Community Center — 8th & Carl Miller Blvd.
North Camden Community Center, 6th & Erie
Martin Luther King Community Center, 1151 Haddon Ave.
Morgan Village Community Center, Morgan Blvd.
Broadway Community Center, 713 Broadway
CHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP
Public Library, Kings Highway — Phone: 667-0300
Community Center, 820 Mercer Street — Phone: 488-7878
Cherry Hill Mall, Haddonfield Road
CHESILHURST BOROUGH
CLEMENTON BOROUGH
Clementon Library, 101 Gibbsboro Road — Phone: 783-3233
COLLINGSWOOD BOROUGH
Library, 771 Haddon Ave., – Phone: 858-0649
Senior Center, 30 Collings Avenue — Phone 854-4440
Boro Hall, 678 Haddon Avenue, Municipal Court Room — Phone 854-0720
Fire House, 20 W. Collings Avenue
GIBBSBORO BOROUGH
Boro Hall, 49 Kirkwood Road — Phone 783-6655
Senior Center, Rt. 561 (Behind Ice Arena)
GLOUCESTER CITY
Gloucester City Fire Dept., 1 N. King Street — Phone: 456-9400 or 456-2652
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP
Hider Lane Senior Center, between Little Gloucester Road & Chews Landing Road
Boro Hall, Chews Landing Road — Phone: 856-228-4000
HADDON HEIGHTS BOROUGH
Boro Hall, 625 Station Avenue, – Phone 547-7132
Haddon Heights Library, Station Avenue — Phone: 547-7132
HADDON TOWNSHIP
Camden County Library, MacArthur Blvd. — Phone: 854-2752
Father & Son Hall, Ormond Avenue
HADDONFIELD BOROUGH
Mabel Kay House, 24 Walnut Street (next to the Acme parking lot), Phone: 354-8789
HI NELLA BOROUGH
Boro Hall, 200 Wykagyl Road — Phone: 784-6237
LAUREL SPRINGS BOROUGH
Boro Hall, 135 Broadway — Phone: 784-0500
LAWNSIDE BOROUGH
Boro Hall, 4 East Douglas Avenue — 573-6200
Wayne Bryant Community Center, 323 E. Charleston Ave., – Phone: 547-2539
LINDENWOLD BOROUGH
Lindenwold Community Bldg., White Horse Pike
MAGNOLIA BOROUGH
Boro Hall, 438 W. Evesham Road – Phone: 783-1520
MERCHANTVILLE BOROUGH
Community Center, Somerset & Greenleigh Court
MOUNT EPRHAIM BOROUGH
Boro Hall Court Room, 121 S. Black Horse Pike – Phone: 931-1546
OAKLYN BOROUGH
Oaklyn Library, Manheim & Newton Avenue – Phone: 858-8226
Courthouse, 20 W. Clinton Avenue
PENNSAUKEN BOROUGH
Pennsauken Library, Route 130 and Merchantville Avenue, Phone: 665-5959
PINE HILL BOROUGH
Pine Hill Senior Citizens Center, 131 E. 12th Avenue, Phone: 783-7425
Pine Hill Recreation Center, 45 West 7th Avenue
RUNNEMEDE BOROUGH
Runnmede Fire Hall, 26 East 2nd Avenue
Runnemede Senior Center, 3rd Avenue and Irish Hill Road
SOMERDALE BOROUGH
Somerdale Borough Hall, 105 Kennedy Blvd., – Phone: 783-6320
STRATFORD BOROUGH
Stratford Borough Hall, 307 Union Hall – Phone: 783-0600
VOORHEES TOWNSHIP
Echelon Mall, Laurel Road
Voorhees Community Center (behind the police station)
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP
Senior Citizen Community Center, East Atlantic Ave.
Waterford Township Borough Hall, 2131 Auburn Ave., – Phone: 768-2300
WINSLOW TOWNSHIP
Winslow Township Municipal Building, 125 South Route 73, Braddock – Phone: (609) 567-0700
WOODLYNNE BOROUGH
Woodlynne Municipal Building, 200 Cooper Avenue – Phone: 962-8300
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NEW JERSEY
For a full list of cooling centers in New Jersey, vist: www.nj211.org.
