April 18, 1951

by | Jul 1, 2020

The first meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held at the Municipal building. Mayor Harry Buesser appointed Mr. Sol Schulman as President of the Board, for a five-year term of office. The “Certificate of Incorporation” was signed on May 24th. The first Librarian in charge was Mrs. Rose Cowler at a salary of $2,200.00 per year. The library had approximately, 20,000 volumes, and the Board of Commissioners appropriated $20,000.00 for the library for the year.

All Branches of the North Bergen Public Library will be closed today at 2 pm in observance of the fourth of July. The 81st Street Library and the NB Recreation Center and Library will open at its regular hours on Monday, July 6th. The Guttenberg Resource Center will resume regular hours on Tuesday, July 7th.  

THE MAIN LIBRARY IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATION. OUR TEMPORARY UPTOWN LOCATION IS LOCATED AT 510 81ST STREET.