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
Serving a population of 47,000, the collection includes a collection of 177,469 volumes and circulates 110,260 items per year.[1] The library is a member of the Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium.[2]
History
In 1825, several Perth Amboy citizens created the Perth Amboy Library Company, but disbanded in 1835 with the book collection being scattered. The Perth Amboy Library Association was created in 1888, again by a group of locals citizens who in 1891 the saw the library became incorporated under state law. In 1896, the Perth Amboy Free Public Library, with municipal support. From its inception the library relocated five times.[3]
Carnegie building
The current building is one of the first of New Jersey's original 36
Expansion plans
At 12,351 square feet, the current building does not satisfy the state's 27,214-square-feet minimum required size for a library and is considered too small for the city's 51,000 residents. The 2010 study calls for adding 22,500 square feet by constructing an addition on the east side of the property. Total costs for renovation and new construction are estimated at $9 million.[7]
See also
- List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
References
- ^ "Perth Amboy Free Public Library". librarytechnology.org. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ "Members Libraries and their Home Pages". Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ a b "Perth Amboy Public Library". The Historic City of Perth Amboy. City of Perth Amboy. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ "Library for Perth Amboy; Mr. Carnegie Given $20,000 -- The City Secures a Site.", The New York Times, 1901-03-14, retrieved 2011-09-26
- ^ "Perth Amboy Receives Funding To Support Library Renovation". njtoday.net. January 26, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ "News". mycentraljersey.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ^ a b Sahid, Aliyah (18 May 2010), "Perth Amboy hires architectural firm to rehab century-old library By Aliyah Shahid", The Star-Ledger, retrieved 2011-09-26
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). NJ DEP – Historic Preservation Office. Sep 9, 2011. p. 7. Retrieved 2011-09-26.