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April 2, 2008
Red Bank Library set for its grand debut
By Larry Higgs • COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU • April 2, 2008
RED BANK — While the doors have been open and books circulating since January, the official grand opening ceremony and tours of the Red Bank Library will occur at 11 a.m. April 12.
The opening starts with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and continues with tours of the restored Eisner family home, which was the library's main building for years, and the Alice Noblett children's reading room. The Eisner family living room has been restored for use as the library's New Jersey Room, and the upper floors house adult music, entertainment and literature collections, a cafe and reading room.
Several local authors will be present with copies of their books, and an exhibition of photographs of the library past and present will be on display.
The library reopened for patrons in January to provide basic services, while minor work continued after the majority of a $1.6 million renovation was completed.
The renovation was the first in decades to a library addition built in 1968 and to the Eisner family home. During the course of the renovation, the need for other work was revealed — such as roof replacement — pushing back the completion and opening date several times.
The April 12 official opening also will mark the return of library programs, which had been suspended during the renovation work. An initial calendar of events will be announced at the grand opening.
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