from 1900 to 1917. There are 17 municipal libraries with Carnegie buildings still in operation as
(*). Two have become
|
Library |
Municipality |
Image |
Date
granted |
Grant
amount |
Location |
Status |
| 1 |
Atlantic City |
Atlantic CityAtlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
|
|
|
$71,075 |
|
Carnegie Library Center The Carnegie Library Center is the cultural and educational center of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Atlantic City, New Jersey located at Pacific Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard one block west of the Boardwalk.-Architecture and history:...
Richard Stockton College of New JerseyThe Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, located in Galloway Township, New Jersey, an hour from Philadelphia and 20 minutes from Atlantic City, is an undergraduate and graduate college of the arts, sciences and professional studies of the New Jersey system of higher education. The College was...
|
| 2 |
Avon |
Avon-by-the-Sea Avon-by-the-Sea is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,901...
|
|
|
$5,000 |
|
*Avon Public Library |
| 3 |
Bayonne |
BayonneBayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
|
|
|
$83,000 |
|
*Bayonne Public Library The Bayonne Public Library is the free public library of Bayonne, New Jersey. Incorporated in 1890, the library system has three branches and serves a population of approximately 62,000.-Carnegie building:The main library located at located at 697 Avenue C...
|
| 4 |
Belleville |
Belleville Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 35,926.-History:...
|
|
|
$20,000 |
|
*Belleville Public Library and Information Center The Belleville Public Library and Information Center is the free public library of Belleville, New Jersey located at 221 Washington Avenue. Serving a population of approximatley 36,000 the library in 2011 included a collection of 105,452 volumes...
|
| 5 |
Belmar |
BelmarBelmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,794. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act system of municipal government....
|
|
|
$13,000 |
|
*Belmar Public Library The Belmar Public Library is the public library of Belmar, New Jersey located at 517 10th Avenue.The library circulates about 15,000 items annually from its collection of 32,000 volumes. The Jersey Shore town in 2010 had year-round population of about 6,000...
|
| 6 |
Caldwell |
CaldwellCaldwell is a borough located in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, about outside of New York. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,822....
|
|
|
$10,000 |
|
*Caldwell Public Library |
| 7 |
Camden Main |
CamdenThe city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
|
|
|
$120,000 |
|
Camden Free Public Library Main Building The Camden Free Public Library Main Building is the first former main library of the Camden, New Jersey public library system. Designed by Herbert D. Hale and Henry G. Morse, the building was constructed with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation and opened in 1905...
(defunct) |
| 8 |
Camden Cooper |
CamdenThe city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
|
|
|
— |
|
Cooper Library in Johnson Park Cooper Library in Johnson Park, is located in Camden, New Jersey. The building was built in 1916 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1980.-See also:*Carnegie Library Center...
Rutgers–Camden |
| 9 |
Camden East Camden |
CamdenThe city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
|
|
|
— |
|
Razed |
| 10 |
Collingswood |
CollingswoodCollingswood is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,926....
|
|
|
$15,000 |
|
Razed |
| 11 |
Cranford |
CranfordCranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,625.Cranford was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden,...
|
|
|
$10,000 |
|
Razed 1962 |
| 12 |
East Orange Main |
East Orange East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
|
|
|
$116,000 |
|
East Orange Municipal Court The East Orange Public Library is the free public library of East Orange, New Jersey.-Locations and circulation:As of 2011, the library had a collection of 343,918 volumes, served a population of approximately 73,000 and circulated 318,748 items annually...
|
| 13 |
East Orange Elmwood |
East Orange East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
|
|
|
— |
|
*Elmwood Branch The East Orange Public Library is the free public library of East Orange, New Jersey.-Locations and circulation:As of 2011, the library had a collection of 343,918 volumes, served a population of approximately 73,000 and circulated 318,748 items annually...
|
| 14 |
East Orange Franklin |
East Orange East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
|
|
|
— |
|
*Franklin Branch The East Orange Public Library is the free public library of East Orange, New Jersey.-Locations and circulation:As of 2011, the library had a collection of 343,918 volumes, served a population of approximately 73,000 and circulated 318,748 items annually...
|
| 15 |
Edgewater |
EdgewaterEdgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 11,513...
|
 |
|
$15,000 |
|
*Edgewater Public Library The Edgewater Public Library is located at 48 Hudson Avenue in Edgewater, New Jersey.Serving a population of 7677 the library in 2011 included a collection of 20,402 volumes...
|
| 16 |
Elizabeth Main |
ElizabethElizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
|
|
|
$130,810 |
|
*Elizabeth Public Library The Elizabeth Public Library is the free public library of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Serving a population of approximately 121,000, its collection contains 342,305 volumes, circulating 190,581 items annually. from four locations.-Locations:...
|
| 17 |
Elizabeth Liberty Square |
ElizabethElizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
|
|
|
— |
|
|
| 18 |
Englewood |
Englewood Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...
|
|
|
$25,000 |
|
Office building |
| 19 |
Freehold |
FreeholdFreehold is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,052. It is the county seat of Monmouth County....
|
|
|
$11,000 |
|
*Freehold Public Library The Freehold Public Library the free public library of Borough of Freehold, New Jersey located at 28 1/2 East Main Street.Serving a population of 11,000 residents and with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes the library has a yearly circulation of circa 28,000 items...
|
| 20 |
Kearny |
Kearny Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
|
|
|
$27,600 |
|
*Keary Public Library The Kearny Public Library is free public library of Kearny, New Jersey. Containing a collection of 85254 volumes it serves a population of approximately 46,000 from two locations and circulates 64,808 items annually...
|
| 21 |
Lakewood |
Lakewood |
|
|
$12,500 |
|
|
| 22 |
Little Falls |
Little Falls Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
|
|
|
$10,000 |
|
Razed |
| 23 |
Long Branch |
Long BranchLong Branch is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,719.Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township...
|
|
|
$30,000 |
|
*Long Branch Free Public Library |
| 24 |
Montclair Bellevue |
Montclair-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
|
|
|
$60,000 |
|
*Bellevue Branch of Montclair Public Library Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch is located in Montclair, New Jersey. The building was built in 1914 and still serves as a Bellevue Branch of the Montclair Public Library...
|
| 25 |
Montclair Montclair |
Montclair-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
|
|
|
— |
|
Carnegie Library Carnegie Library is located in Montclair, New Jersey. The building was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988.-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey...
building used as Unitarian Church |
| 26 |
New Brunswick |
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
|
|
|
$52,500 |
|
*New Brunswick Free Public Library |
| 27 |
Nutley |
Nutley2010 Census Data:*TOTAL: 28,370 or 100%*White: 23,405 *African American: 628 *Asian: 2,824 *American Indian and Alaska Native: 36 *Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 4...
|
|
|
$20,000 |
|
*Nutley Public Library |
| 28 |
Orange |
Orange The City of Orange is a city and township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 30,134...
|
|
|
$1,500 |
|
Orange Free Public Library The Orange Public Library, is the free public library in Orange, New Jersey. Serving a population of about 33,000, the library collection contains 150,000 volumes and circulates 56,000 annually....
The grant was for the purchase of a new library branch. |
| 29 |
Perth Amboy |
Perth AmboyPerth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
|
|
|
$50,450 |
|
*Perth Amboy Public Library The Perth Amboy Public Library is the free public library in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey located at 196 Jefferson Street.-Circulation:...
|
| 30 |
Plainfield |
PlainfieldPlainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
|
|
|
$50,000 |
|
Razed |
| 31 |
Summit |
SummitSummit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
|
|
|
$21,000 |
|
Razed Replaced by newer Summit Public Library in 1964 |
| 32 |
Union |
Union Hill Union Hill is a section of Denville Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The Union Hill section comprises the southernmost part of Denville and is mostly south of Route 10. Although one of the oldest settled parts of Denville, it is characterized by having the most recent housing...
|
|
|
$25,000 |
|
*Union City Public Library
Union CityUnion City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
|
| 33 |
Verona |
Verona Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,332.In 2008, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Verona #1 in Essex County and #3 in New Jersey as "Top Places to Live in New Jersey".-History:Verona and several...
|
|
|
$11,000 |
|
*Verona Public Library |
| 34 |
Vineland |
Vineland Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724...
|
|
|
$12,000 |
|
Senior center |
| 35 |
West Hoboken |
West Hoboken West Hoboken was a municipality that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, from 1861 to 1925.West Hoboken was originally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1861, from portions of North Bergen Township. The township was reincorporated on...
|
|
|
$25,000 |
|
William Musto Cultural Center
Union City |
| 36 |
Westfield |
WestfieldWestfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract....
|
|
|
$15,000 |
|
Library relocated 1954 |