Free Public Library, Newark, New Jersey

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The Newark Public Library—a major force in the intellectual and cultural life of Newark since its founding in 1888—has launched an ambitious three-tier project to create a New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center (NJHRIC).

Public Library, Newark, New Jersey

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The Fine Print Collection:

This extraordinary collection is made up of over 23,000 works in traditional as well as innovative media. There are strong holdings of prints by American artists, European graphics from "old masters" through the 20th century, Japanese prints and ehon (picture books) from 1780 to 2001, a basic history of photography, and many artists who worked in The Garden State. Prints by noted artists, such as John Sloan. Matisse, Picasso, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Rauschenberg are included.

Public Library, Asbury Park, New Jersey

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The history of the Asbury Park Public Library begins in 1878 with the formation of a literary club, presided over by Helen M. Bradley, wife of the city's founder, James Adam Bradley.

The literary club was reorganized shortly after its beginning into the Asbury Park and Ocean Grove Library Association.

James Bradley donated two building lots at the southwest corner of First and Grand Avenues to the Library Association for the construction of a library, and he himself worked with an unnamed New York City architect in 1881 to design the new building which was to house an auditorium and museum in addition to a library. [From the website]

1906 Public Library, Asbury Park, New Jersey

The history of the Asbury Park Public Library begins in 1878 with the formation of a literary club, presided over by Helen M. Bradley, wife of the city's founder, James Adam Bradley.

The literary club was reorganized shortly after its beginning into the Asbury Park and Ocean Grove Library Association.

James Bradley donated two building lots at the southwest corner of First and Grand Avenues to the Library Association for the construction of a library, and he himself worked with an unnamed New York City architect in 1881 to design the new building which was to house an auditorium and museum in addition to a library.

The building was built in the Queen Anne Style and the most characteristic stylistic element was a high tower at the northeast corner of the structure. The integrity and expression of the building's style was greatly compromised and diminished by the removal, in 1930, of the tower and an associated chimney and gable. [From the website]

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Johnson Public Library, Hackensack, New Jersey

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Johnson Public Library opened on October 5, 1901. The library was a gift from Mr. William M. Johnson, a state senator who donated land and funded the library's construction. The library has served the Hackensack community for over one hundred years. Website

1908 Library, Broad and Washington Streets, Newark, New Jersey

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c1910 Public Library, Westfield, New Jersey

[LIB823] 1907 New building opens to the public as the Free Public Library of Westfield with a 5,000 book collection. Carnegie’s donation was merely the largest. Over 80 Westfielders donated. [Website]

Westfield New Jersey 1929 Antique Panoramic Map by terraprints_classic
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Library, Glen Ridge, New Jersey

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1941 Public Library, Glen Ridge, New Jersey

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Public Library, Newark, New Jersey

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1911 Public Library, Newark, New Jersey

[LIB771] The Fine Print Collection:
This extraordinary collection is made up of over 23,000 works in traditional as well as innovative media. There are strong holdings of prints by American artists, European graphics from "old masters" through the 20th century, Japanese prints and ehon (picture books) from 1780 to 2001, a basic history of photography, and many artists who worked in The Garden State. Prints by noted artists, such as John Sloan. Matisse, Picasso, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Rauschenberg are included. [from the website]

1911 Free Public Library, Trenton, New Jersey

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1909 Free Public Library, Trenton, New Jersey

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1907 Public Library, Jersey City, New Jersey

[LIB0353] - On May 13, 1889, seven men met in the City Hall office of Mayor Orestes Cleveland to organize the first free public library for Jersey City. These newly appointed library trustees chose as their president Leonard Gordon, M.D., a long-term advocate for a public library. Their first task was to file a suit to force the city's Finance Board to appropriate the funds mandated by state law. Read more about this great library here.

1906 Public Library, Newark, New Jersey

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Library, Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City 1926

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1909 Public Library, Bayonne, New Jersey

[LIB0277] - The Bayonne Public Library is a magnificent building built in the Beaux-Art and Classical Revival styles complete with Ionic and Doric columns, and richly ornamented architectural details. The Bayonne Public Library, incorporated in 1890, moved into the present Carnegie-funded building at 697 Avenue C in 1904. Read more about the history of this library, click here!

Memorial Library, Maplewood, NJ

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Dennis Library, Newton, New Jersey, 1908

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The offices and printing plant of the New Jersey Herald shared the first floor with the Post Office. The Newton Library Association occupied two rooms on the second floor, with a catalog of 2,500 volumes. Reverend Myron Barrett was the first librarian. A public hall in the third story accommodated 500 people. For a more comprehensive history of the library in Newton (NJ), read Lost Landmark: Library Hall by Kevin W. Wright.

 

1908 Library, Drew Seminary, Madison NJ

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Inventory of Unpublished Material for American Religious History in Protestant Church Archives and Other Repositories (1910)

BY

WILLIAM HENRY ALLISON
Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Colgate Theological Seminary