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The Montclair Public Library had its beginnings with the founding of the Montclair Library Association, a 30-person subscription-based organization started by Israel Crane in 1869. On April 12, 1893, citizens of Montclair voted to establish a free public library. It was housed on the second floor of Dr. John J.H. Love's office at 16 Church Street.
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]
New Jersey is a state located in the Northeastern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, New Jersey is the 11th most populous state with 9,288,994 inhabitants but the fifth smallest by land area, spanning 7,354.76 square miles (19,048.7 km 2). [1]
Montclair was the setting for some of the stories in the HBO television series The Sopranos, and many Montclair streets, locations, and businesses were featured in the show, such as Bloomfield Avenue. [73] Montclair Public Library is one of the oldest public libraries in New Jersey, with the largest collection of materials in northern New ...
The building was built in 1914 and still serves as a Bellevue Branch of the Montclair Public Library. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture. [1] [4] It was listed in the Public Buildings section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [5]
Route 181 is a 7.47-mile (12.02 km) state highway in Jefferson Township and Sparta Township in New Jersey.The highway begins in Jefferson Township at a cloverleaf interchange with Route 15 and Espanong Road.
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.
Sparta is a township in Sussex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 19,600, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] a decrease of 122 (−0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 19,722, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,642 (+9.1%) from the 18,080 counted in the 2000 census .