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's first finding aid, produced in English and German in 1891. Notably, it was compiled by Nina Hatfield, here listed under her maiden name of Koester.
Mr. Hatfield's letter inviting the Trustees to the opening of the library in its original location, the Second National Bank Building on the corner of Hudson Place. The opening ceremony took place at City Hall in the Council Chamber on Wednesday,…
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…
Hoboken Public Library initially had closed stacks and would retrieve the books for patrons. Nowadays, patrons can freely browse the shelves themselves (except during a pandemic). This photo dates to around the opening of the current building in…