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The Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL) is the municipal library system of Jersey City, New Jersey, serving the residents of Hudson County.The library was established in 1889, opened in 1891, and had its first dedicated building, the main library, by 1901.
Begun as a grass-roots committee in the 1970s, the Afro-American Historical Society was formed by Captain Thomas Taylor (president of the Jersey City branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Theodore Brunson, (lay historian in Afro-American history), [10] Mrs. Nora Fant (long time and activist resident of Jersey City), and Mrs. Virginia Dunnaway (community ...
When the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) was founded in 1890, upwards of fifty-seven public libraries were established and operating statewide. In 1900, New Jersey state legislature created the Public Library Commission (PLC) as a method to provide support for public libraries. [ 25 ]
Pages in category "Public libraries in New Jersey" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Jersey City Free Public Library; L. Linden Public ...
Soler selected a ‘70s sleeved gown trimmed with lace for her wedding, which took place at the New Milford Public Library. “She looked lovely," Puccio says. "I mean, it was a dress from the 70s.
The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum is located on the upper floor of the Greenville Branch of the Jersey City Public Library and features the heritage of Jersey City's African American community which has been preserved in a special collection. Additionally, a permanent collection of material culture of New Jersey's African ...
The Paterson Public Library in New Jersey recently received a copy of Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth, which was originally published in 1910.
The Jersey City Museum dates back to 1901, when its collection was housed on the fourth floor of the Jersey City Free Public Library on Jersey Avenue, in the Van Vorst Park section of downtown. It closed in 1953 for lack of funding and re-opened in 1975. [1] Jersey City historian J. Owen Grundy served five times as the museum president. [2]