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As New Jersey's largest city, Newark played a major role in New Jersey's journalistic history. At its apex, The News was widely regarded as the newspaper of record in New Jersey. [ 1 ] For much of its life it had the largest circulation of any New Jersey newspaper, and in 1963 was the 20th ranked national newspaper by evening circulation numbers.
She was born as Nellie K. Morrow to Mary A. (1875-?) and John Eugene Morrow (1873-?) aka Eugene Morrow, on August 27, 1902, in Hackensack, New Jersey. [2] John was the janitor of the Johnson Public Library at 274 Main Street in Hackensack and also a minister . He was born in North Carolina. Nellie had the following siblings: Eugene Abram Morrow ...
The library system offers numerous programs and events to its diverse population. With eight different locations, the Newark Public Library serves as a Statewide Reference Center. The Newark Public Library is the public library system for the city of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The library system boasts a collection of art ...
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.
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]
In 1965, the Morristown & Morris Township Library began to serve as a Joint Free Public Library. The Dowling Wing was completed in 1987. This created a new front entrance on South Street and a magazine room. Part of the wing is the Children's Room and the Treasure Room. [1]
She was hired as the assistant branch librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library from 1951 to 1955. She then went to the Orange Public Library in New Jersey to become head of the children's department, East Orange Public Library a branch librarian, and Montclair Public Library as an assistant director from 1970 to 1972.
The NJLA was officially incorporated on April 19, 1951, and structured with an Executive Board to oversee operations. [9] The NJLA has published several studies on the services offered by public and county libraries, including the reports Library Service for the People of New Jersey in 1953, [6] Libraries for the People of New Jersey, or Knowledge for All in 1963, [10] and Interim Goals for a ...