Improved lighting was installed over the stacks in the adult room.Ģ015 – The Children’s Department received a renovation provided in part by the Friends of the Library.The Pasadena Public Library’s Allendale Branch Library will close until October, officials said Friday, Aug. The Lee family came to the rescue of the library once again, donating a new wing that opened in 1944.ġ971 – The Friends of the library had their first official meeting.ġ972 – The library’s plans to build a new structure in Crestwood Park fell through.ġ978 – The library and Borough Hall moved into their current location, which was formerly used as a church.Ģ012 – The library underwent renovations resulting in a brand new reading room, young adult room, and loft meeting space. Construction begins shortly after.ġ926 – On December 18th, the library had a grand opening celebration for its first permanent home.ġ940’s – The library struggled through the Great Depression with a drop in membership. They chose a property at the corner of Allendale Avenue and Franklin Turnpike, now the location of Universal Awards. The library formed a committee to find and purchase a site on which to build a new library building.
Lee, for whom the current library is named, started her career as librarian.
The library’s first trustees were elected, and the town’s first librarian, Mrs. This year, the Allendale Library Association was also formed, and began planning and fundraising for a permanent home for the library. 600 items were available to borrow, which the library had on loan from the State Library in Trenton.ġ910 – The school needed the library space for use as a cloak room, so the library then re-located to a store in town owned by John Ackerman.ġ915 – The library was re-located to the second floor of the new fire house, which was also Borough Hall.ġ919 – The library moved again, this time to the Braun Building in the business section of town. L-R: Trustee Sheila Granowitz, Kate Fennell-Prince, Former Library Director Gretchen Kaser, Hillside School Principal Anastasia Maroulis, Friends President Anna DiMiceli, Trustee Catherine Shawġ900 – The first library was established in one of of the school buildings on Franklin Turnpike.
The original sign from the library’s Franklin Turnpike location was donated to LML by the Prince family in November 2014.
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