November 23, 2011

Montclair Library to ask that funding be restored for hours, materials

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November 22, 2011
BY T.D. SHOUDY
STAFF WRITER
The Montclair Times
The Montclair Public Library Board of Trustees will ask that funding be restored for hours at the Bellevue Avenue Branch, materials, and facility maintenance when they give a budget presentation next week before the township manager.

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November 21, 2011

Libraries become job-search resource centers

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November 18, 2011
BY JOHN A. GAVIN
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Across North Jersey and throughout the state, libraries are becoming a bridge to help the unemployed and underemployed develop basic computer skills needed to find a job in today's high-tech market.

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Cost of funding county libraries becoming larger issue for municipalities

Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:19 pm
Press of Atlantic City
Nov. 19, 2011

By STEVEN LEMONGELLO,

The vote was close - a margin of just 12 votes - but a referendum in Longport this month ended in defeat for those who wanted to break away from the Atlantic County Library System and form their own library.

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Bridgeton library to temporarily close for overdue repairs

NJ.com November 07, 2011,
By Greg Adomaitis/The News of Cumberland County The News of Cumberland County

BRIDGETON — Be advised, bookworms. The Bridgeton Free Public Library will be temporarily closed from Nov. 14 to Dec. 5 for overdue repairs.

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October 31, 2011

Gazebo considered at Washington Township library

WASHINGTON TWP. – State officials are considering a long range plan for capital projects at the Washington Township Public Library while some officials are concerned with the cost of the plan.

Mayor Kenneth Short said a meeting held on Thursday, Oct. 13 with library director Jacqueline Zuzzi was “cordial”” and “non-confrontational.”

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