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Jamesburg is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,783, [9] [10] a decrease of 132 (−2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,915, [19] [20] which in turn reflected a decline of 110 (−1.8%) from the 6,025 counted in the 2000 census.
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 Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent.
In the 19th & 20th centuries, Jamesburg Borough and Monroe Township had a major railway in the area, which was the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad. This railway was owned and operated by the Camden & Amboy Railroad Company (C&A) , in which surveying for the line began on September 8, 1851, grading began on October 19, 1852, and the ...
Northington Public Library [17] Norwich. Franklin Library Company, Norwich [18] Library in First Society, Norwich (est. 1796) [2] Norwich Library Company (est.1793) [19] John Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich (est.1796) [20] Samuel Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich [21] Pomfret. Social Library of Abington in Pomfret (est.1793) [2]
As of 2011, the library houses approximately 80,000 volumes (circulating over twice that many annually), and provides access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks. The library serves a population of more than 29,000 residents. [6] The library is home to a number of public computers to use free of charge, as well as free wireless internet access.
The Ives Memorial Library is the main branch of the system and is located on the New Haven Green. The neo-Georgian building was designed by Cass Gilbert and finished in 1911. This building was renovated and expanded in 1990. [1] Murals in the main library originated as Public Works Administration projects.
The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is a non-profit museum, library, archive and education center that is open to the public. It houses a research center containing 270,000 artifacts and graphics and over 100,000 books and pamphlets. [2] It holds one of the largest costume and textile collections in New England. [3]
The Hartford Public Library began in 1774 as the Library Company, started by a group of city leaders. The founding members included Jonathan Brace, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Daniel Wadsworth, George Bull, Elisha Colt, Theodore Dwight, George Goodwin, Chauncey Goodrich and Thomas Y. Seymour. The Library Company was a subscription company and opened ...