Serving a population of 11,797 residents and with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes the library has a yearly circulation of circa 28,000 items.[2] This municipal library is not a member of the Monmouth County Library system. The building is one of the remaining Carnegie-funded libraries in the state and is believed to be the only one with the name Carnegie Library engraved on its facade.[3]
The King's Daughters, a charitable and social service organization of the Baptist Church, decided at the turn of the 20th century that the county seat of Monmouth County should have a library. It opened on January 6, 1900, in the Lloyd Building at the corner of West Main and Throckmorton Street with a collection of 500 volumes, but was destroyed by fire in December 1901.[3]
Carnegie libraryedit
The building is one of New Jersey's 36 Carnegie libraries, constructed with a grant made March 27, 1903 by industrialist Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1904.[4][5]
Marion Laird, chairwoman of the Library Committee of the King's Daughters, wrote to Carnegie asking for financial support for a new library building. The philanthropist offered $10,000, though records indicated that the donation would eventually be $11,000. Two conditions were stipulated: that the town should provide a suitable site. and that it provide support to the library not less than $1,000 per year.[3]
At the annual election of Freehold Township on March 10, 1903, residents voted to support the levy of a library tax. It was the second town in New Jersey to get a Carnegie grant for a new library, the first being that for the East Orange Public Library in 1900.[3] The borough incorporated 1919 following a referendum to separate from Freehold Township.[3]
The King's Daughters raised $2,000 through donations to buy the lot (known as 29½ East Main Street even then) from the widow Doty. In the summer of 1903 Frederick A. Brower contracted to construct the new library, which cost of $8,874 and opened the following year.[3]
^"Freehold Public Library". librarytechnology.org. October 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
^ abcdefMetzgar, Dick (August 13, 2003), "Library celebrates century of service to Freehold Andrew Carnegie gave town $11,000 to fund construction of building", News Transcript, retrieved 2011-10-02
^Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN0-8389-0022-4.
^*Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN0-471-14422-3.
freehold, public, library, free, public, library, freehold, borough, jersey, located, east, main, street, serving, population, residents, with, collection, approximately, volumes, library, yearly, circulation, circa, items, this, municipal, library, member, mo. Freehold Public Library is the free public library of Freehold Borough New Jersey It is located at 28 East Main Street 1 Freehold Public LibraryServing a population of 11 797 residents and with a collection of approximately 26 000 volumes the library has a yearly circulation of circa 28 000 items 2 This municipal library is not a member of the Monmouth County Library system The building is one of the remaining Carnegie funded libraries in the state and is believed to be the only one with the name Carnegie Library engraved on its facade 3 Contents 1 Founding 2 Carnegie library 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFounding editThe King s Daughters a charitable and social service organization of the Baptist Church decided at the turn of the 20th century that the county seat of Monmouth County should have a library It opened on January 6 1900 in the Lloyd Building at the corner of West Main and Throckmorton Street with a collection of 500 volumes but was destroyed by fire in December 1901 3 Carnegie library editThe building is one of New Jersey s 36 Carnegie libraries constructed with a grant made March 27 1903 by industrialist Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1904 4 5 Marion Laird chairwoman of the Library Committee of the King s Daughters wrote to Carnegie asking for financial support for a new library building The philanthropist offered 10 000 though records indicated that the donation would eventually be 11 000 Two conditions were stipulated that the town should provide a suitable site and that it provide support to the library not less than 1 000 per year 3 At the annual election of Freehold Township on March 10 1903 residents voted to support the levy of a library tax It was the second town in New Jersey to get a Carnegie grant for a new library the first being that for the East Orange Public Library in 1900 3 The borough incorporated 1919 following a referendum to separate from Freehold Township 3 The King s Daughters raised 2 000 through donations to buy the lot known as 29 East Main Street even then from the widow Doty In the summer of 1903 Frederick A Brower contracted to construct the new library which cost of 8 874 and opened the following year 3 See also editBelmar Public Library List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County New Jersey Monmouth County CourthouseReferences edit Freehold Public Library Freehold Public Library librarytechnology org October 1 2011 Retrieved 2011 10 02 a b c d e f Metzgar Dick August 13 2003 Library celebrates century of service to Freehold Andrew Carnegie gave town 11 000 to fund construction of building News Transcript retrieved 2011 10 02 Bobinski George S 1969 Carnegie Libraries Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development Chicago American Library Association ISBN 0 8389 0022 4 Jones Theodore 1997 Carnegie Libraries Across America New York John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 0 471 14422 3 External links editFreehold Public Library Wikimapia Waymarking40 15 40 N 74 16 21 W 40 261137 N 74 272449 W 40 261137 74 272449 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freehold Public Library amp oldid 1204308885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
