Libraries
Carnegie Library (AKA the Camden Free Public Library)
The Carnegie Library at 616 Broadway, Camden's Andrew Carnegie-funded free public library, opened in 1905 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Carnegie Library
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City Plans to Restore Carnegie Library
The Carnegie Library, a long-vacant landmark so neglected that trees are growing inside it, could be restored as part of the city's turnaround effort. The city is preparing to spend $250,000 to stabilize the century-old building at Broadway and Line Street, said Arijit De, executive director of the Camden Redevelopment Agency. Improvements would include a temporary roof for the once-stately structure, which is considered one of New Jersey's most endangered historic buildings. Officials then will seek $4 million in restoration funds from the state and other sources, De said.
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Hours at Libraries Change for Summer
Camden Courier-Post - June 29, 1933 New closing hours were announced yesterday by William H. Ketler, city librarian, for Camden's public library at Broadway and Line Street and its branches. The new hours' will be in effect during July and August.
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Entertainment at the Carnegie Library
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on February 23, 1912 that the Board of Playground Commissioners would give the first of a series of entertainments for working girls that night at the Carnegie Library, Broadway and Line streets.
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First Days of Carnegie Library
Camden Courier-Post - July 9, 1905 During the first eight days of business at the Camden Free Public Library, at Broadway and Line street , Camden, 1562 readers had been registered.