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Architectural Renderings for the Hoboken Public Library
Copies of a collection of mockups drawn by architect Albert Beyer and other architects bidding on the library before selecting the final design for the library. The final design can also be seen on this site.
Architectural Rendering of Final Design for Hoboken Public Library
HPL's finalized building design, as depicted by Albert Beyer.
Library Building Survey Results, 1996
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…
Two Letters from Richard Stevens, 1895
Two letters from Richard Stevens, son of Martha Bayard Stevens, the primary benefactor of the current library building. These letters concern the nature of the family's donation to build the library and to include the Industrial School.
Library from Church Square Park
A photo of the library building from Church Square Park. Date unknown, but possibly 1900-1920.
Postcard, c. 1910
A postcard sent in 1910 depicting the library building.
Inter-Church Movement Women's Group, Library Steps, c. 1915-1920
The Inter-Church Movement Women's Group on the front steps of the library building between 1915-1920.
Main Delivery Room, 1897
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…
Shell From The U.S.S. Maine, c. 1933
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.
Library Staff in the Lobby, c. 1933
Staff standing in the lobby/main delivery room, 1933. Note the art that once hung on the walls.