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An ordinance from 1953 declaring the creation of the Library's Board of Trustees. Carbon copy.

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

Nina Hatfield's retirement announcement, which highlights many of her accomplishments, including founding children's storytime and creating the history collection, which her story is now a part of.

Nina Hatfield's obituary. She outlived her husband by 40 years, dying in April 1965 at the age of 95.

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

The main stairwell in 1933.

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…

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

A photo of the library building from Church Square Park. Date unknown, but possibly 1900-1920.

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…