Hoboken Public Library

The Hoboken Public Library is the free public library of Hoboken, New Jersey. It is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System, a consortium of municipal libraries in the northeastern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Essex. The library was established through the philanthropy of Martha Bayard Stevens. The building opened in 1897.[2] It is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School
Location500 Park Avenue
Church Square Park, Hoboken, New Jersey
Coordinates40.7429°N 74.0323°W / 40.7429; -74.0323
Built1889
NRHP reference No.14000535
NJRHP No.4985[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 2015
Designated NJRHPApril 14, 2014

The library also operates a small branch at 124 Grand St., in the Multi-Service Community Center building housing various other municipal services.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hudson County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. "Library History". Hoboken Public Library. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. Baer, Marilyn (2021-06-30). "Hoboken Library to close for four weeks". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  4. Baer, Marilyn (2018-04-29). "Should a pool go in the Multi Service Center?". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-26.


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