The History of the North Bergen Public Library By Gwyneth and Winnie Winnie Trillium Learning Global 21st Century Schools Project Robert Fulton School, North Bergen, New Jersey, USA Diana Madrid, Nancy Baucke, Sharon Parsons

Table of Contents About the Library Timeline Location Hours Open Events Library Selections Director

About the Library The North Bergen Public Library was officially opened on February 25,1936 with 2,630 volumes to serve a population of 40,000 people. On April 1st, Mrs. Rose Cowler was appointed as the librarian.

The First 50 Years Timeline In February 25, 1936 the library opened to the public. The library was moved to a new location to the west side of Bergenline Avenue in July 20, Then July 15, 1949 the library moved to a newer location at 7827 Bergenline Avenue.

Continued… December 1956: The Main and the Branch Library’s first inventory was taken. 1964: Docustat coin-operated photocopy machine was installed to enable borrowers to copy personal and library material. September 1969: Spanish language books collection was initiated with 100 titles.

Continued… 1975: The card catalog was simplified into 3 sections: author, title, and subject. 1977: The clerical staff purchased the first typewriter to use. 1978: Both reference and children's librarians were hired. 1979: To conduct film programs for children, a 16mm projector and screen purchased.

Location The present location of the North Bergen Public library is 8411 Bergenline Avenue.

Hours Open Monday – Thursday: 9:00am- 8:00pm Friday- Saturday: 9:00am- 5:00pm Sunday: Closed

EventsEvents The events are: Summer Program for kids & adults Homework Help NJ Computer Class English For Beginners Fall Program Children’s Winter Program

Library Selections The selections of books are for: Nonfiction for kids and adults Fiction for kids and adults Record Newspaper Maps Magazines Adult Books How-to Books Reference Music