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The following list of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey provides information on United States Carnegie libraries in New Jersey, where 36 libraries were built from grants totaling $1,066,553 awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1900 to 1917. There are 17 municipal libraries with Carnegie buildings still in operation as public ...
The Carnegie Library is located on Church Street at the corner of Valley Road in the township of Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.The building was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture.
The Main Library undergoing renovations in Fall 2011. The Elizabeth Public Library is the free public library of Elizabeth, New Jersey.Serving a population of approximately 127,558, its collection contains 342,305 volumes, circulating 190,581 items annually [1] from its four locations.
Pages in category "Carnegie libraries in New Jersey" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Carnegie Library (Montclair, New Jersey)
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...
The Carnegie Library in Middletown received $25,000 in funding from Carnegie in the early 1900s, according to the National Park Service, which has designated many of the old libraries national ...
Freehold Public Library. Freehold Public Library is the free public library of Freehold Borough, New Jersey.It is located at 28½ East Main Street. [1]Serving a population of 11,797 residents and with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes the library has a yearly circulation of circa 28,000 items. [2]
The public library was founded in 1903 with overwhelming support of residents, who voted (6,062 for to 30 against) to create it. [1] It was originally named the Atlantic City Free Public Library. [1] It was one of thirty-six Carnegie libraries built in New Jersey with matching grants by Andrew Carnegie.