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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…

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

Nina Hatfield filed this complaint away at some point, and it remains with our collection today. The complaint reads, "To Miss Hatfield, As a member of your library I would appreciate it if you saw to the cleaning of the books. Assuming the matter…

The Library Trustees and the Industrial School Trustees had a debate over who rightfully had permission to utilize a room in the basement of the building. This room was labeled as a classroom but was being used for library storage until the…

Data regarding the employees of Hoboken Public Library. The initial printings range from 1940-1946, but notes have been added on numerous copies providing updates well into the 1950s. As a result, there may appear to be duplicate copies in this file,…

The library building photographed in 1933.

The library as viewed from 5th and Willow in 1933.

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…

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