This Day in History: 1948-09-02

The contract was signed by the Library Board for the construction of the new Library Building. Since the formal organization of the Library in 1920, the facility had used quarters in the Henrietta Building. $40,000 was left in the will of the late Albert Winter for the new library. It was designed by architect Lawrence Moore of Englewood and the voters of the Township has accepted the bequest by ballot in November 1947. It had the latest facilities including radiant heating in the floors. Furniture and equipment were to be supplied by the Remington Rand Library Board as a memorial to Mrs. Dorothy McCready who served for many years on the Library Board. Official dedication services were held on December 17, 1949. (Bristow)