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This document from 1996 shows both the needs of the library in improving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (there has since been an elevator added) and that the Industrial School was still active and operational in the…

Nina Hatfield photographed with the rest of the Board of Trustees of the Library in 1953.
Back row, L-R: Mayor John J. Grogan, Mr. Romano, School Supervisor McFeely
Front row, L-R: Nina Hatfield, Mr. Germano, Mr. Laforgia, Mr. J. Rafter

The annual report for the library for 1909. A notable feature of the library's annual reports is that they report the number of books destroyed by the Hoboken Board of Health each year. This was likely due to books being checked out to households in…

A May 11, 2003 article in the Hoboken Reporter announcing library renovations to bring the building into the 21st century and up to date with ADA requirements, including the beloved elevator. Current director Lina Podles's name is misspelled at least…

The artillery shell from the U.S.S. Maine that was donated to the library, here photographed in 1933. It remains in this location in the lobby to this day.

Staff standing in the lobby/main delivery room, 1933. Note the art that once hung on the walls.

The library building photographed in 1933.

The main stairwell in 1933.

The North Room of the reference department on the second floor in 1933.

The middle room of the second floor reference department in 1933. As of 2019, this room currently houses the local history collection.