Historic Articles Detail the Warren Library's Building at Municipal Complex

The Friends of the Warren Township Library celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Warren Township Library with family-friendly activities, raffles and artifacts and displays detailing the library's history since it began with a small bookcase in the hallway at Central School in 1945.

Here are some newspaper articles that were on display during the celebration that detail the library's plans in 1992 for a new building in the township's Municipal Complex and the groundbreaking in 1993.

See more articles about the Warren Township Library's history by clicking here.

For a timeline of the Warren Township Library and it's history, please go here.

Article on the vote for a new library (The Star-Ledger, December 9, 1993)

Letters to the Editor debating the need for a new library (Echoes Sentinel, December 3, 1992)

Fundraising efforts to furnish the new library (Echoes-Sentinel, August 25, 1993)

Fundraising efforts for the library (The Star Ledger, September 29, 1993)

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new library in November 1993 (Jersey Journal, November 17, 1993)

Another article on the groundbreaking ceremony (Echoes-Sentinel; November 17, 1993)

Continuation of the groundbreaking article (Echoes-Sentinel, November 17, 1993)

The Friends of the Warren Township Library celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Warren Township Library today with family-friendly activities, raffles and artifacts and displays detailing the library's history.

The library was created by librarian Zoia Horn, established a lending library in the hallway of the Central School on August 27, 1945 with 183 books. 

There were various artifacts and displays showcasing the library's evolution during the past 70 years.

The Warren Library's 2015 Statistics:
Staff - 25
Volunteers: 25
Hours Open per Week - 61
Year-to-Date Take Outs - 139, 030
Year-to-Date Digital Take Outs - 16, 202
Patron Count - 86, 728
Friends of Warren Library Members - 688

How book loans were recorded

Beverly Lang and Albert Knight

JoAnn Ball

People gathered for the anniversary

70th Anniversary cake

Display of the library's history

Warren Township Library to Celebrate 70th Anniversary

Warren Library in the old "carriage house"

The Friends of the Warren Township Library will be celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the library’s inception on September 26 from 1 to 4 PM at the library.

The event, sponsored by the Friends, will offer family-friendly activities including a scavenger hunt, button making and other crafts. There also will be raffles for children, teens and adults. And of course, a birthday party wouldn’t be complete without a cake. Attendees also will get the chance to see artifacts and learn more about the library’s history.

The Warren Township Library has been housed in several locations throughout the township since it modestly began with a small bookcase in the hallway at Central School in 1945. Professional librarian Zoia Horn volunteered her time to Central School's PTA so that Warren Township might have its own library. She lent 5 books to 3 people from a collection of 183 books.

Emma Jo Cain was among those early volunteers who helped maintain the collection and in the early 1950s she and founder Horn spearheaded ambitious fundraising efforts to help the library.

In 1958, the collection was moved to a renovated porch of the Municipal Building, formerly the manor house of the Hofheimer Estate. Four years later, the library had amassed 6,000 books, which were moved to the carriage house (now the current court building) next door. 

The Friends helps fund many programs for children and adults, including musical performances and the Children's Winter Festival. People can support the library by making a donation to the Friends of the Warren Township Library and becoming a member. Membership forms can be found at the library and on the Friends website.