Thursday, November 12, 2015

1968, Public Library, Oradell, New Jersey


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The first librarian was Miss Marie A. Skinner and she welcomed the first library patrons on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 22, 1913.  Read more...

Library, Roselle, New Jersey


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John Tyler Library, Salem, New Jersey


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Built as the John Tyler Library in 1888, the building is located in the middle of the Broadway Historic District on one of the two original streets laid out in 1675. The library skillfully combines the Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne styles in terra cotta and brick, and is attributed to Philadelphia architect George Hewitt. Originally incorporated in 1806 as "The Library Company of Salem" this was the second library established in New Jersey. Read more...

1975, Library, Fair Lawn, New Jersey


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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Carnegie Library, Naperville, Illinois


In the early 1900s College President Herman J. Kiekhoefer and Judge John S. Goodwin initiated contact with philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to seek out funds for new facilities on campus. Carnegie agreed to donate $25,000 (approximately $679,059 in the current consumer price index) to then North-Western College for a new library building. Carnegie Library, as it was formerly called, was one of only a few academic libraries in Illinois that received funding from Carnegie. The building still exists on campus today and is now known as Carnegie Hall.

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Carnegie Library, Devils Lake, South Dakota


LIB179324 - Converted into Carnegie Lofts, upscale lodging.