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The Montclair Public Library had its beginnings with the founding of the Montclair Library Association, a 30-person subscription-based organization started by Israel Crane in 1869. On April 12, 1893, citizens of Montclair voted to establish a free public library. It was housed on the second floor of Dr. John J.H. Love's office at 16 Church Street.
A single-story branch library situated on a 16,000-square foot plot, Mariners Harbor is the thirteenth branch of The New York Public Library on Staten Island and serves roughly 30,000 people. [29] 85: New Dorp Library: 309 New Dorp Lane First opened in 1907, then moved several times.
The building was built in 1914 and still serves as a Bellevue Branch of the Montclair Public Library. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture. [1] [4] It was listed in the Public Buildings section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [5]
New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company. Shaw, William H. (1884). History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. Vol. 2. Essex County, New Jersey: Everts & Peck. Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity.
The Broadway branch first opened in 1906 at 37-19 Broadway Astoria, New York. It moved five subsequent times until it was relocated to 40-20 Broadway Astoria, on April 28, 1958, where it remains today. [2] 11: Cambria Heights: 218-13 Linden Boulevard, Cambria Heights, NY 11411
New Lots Library 665 New Lots Avenue The branch was founded in 1942 and became a BPL branch in 1949. [48] New Utrecht Library 1743 86th Street The branch was founded in 1894 as the Free Library of the Town of New Utrecht and became a BPL branch in 1901. The current building opened in 1956. [49] Pacific Library 25 Fourth Ave. at Pacific St.
The library contains over 300,000 volumes, including the New York Public Library's central collection of Hispanic/Latino and Puerto Rican heritage works. The building is designed for the digital technology and social/civic functions as well as for books; it contains reading areas, a 150-person auditorium, computer rooms, staff offices, conference rooms, and a public gallery/gathering area ...
The Central Library, originally the Ingersoll Memorial Library, is the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, New York City.Located on Grand Army Plaza, at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway, it contains over 1.7 million materials in its collection and has a million annual visitors.