In this week’s History & Heritage column, Molly Hone discusses a picture of readers in the Main Library’s garden from 1935.
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Connections at Montclair Public Library
Montclair Public Library has closed its physical buildings, but its work goes on: online Storytimes, lectures, Open Book/Open Mind and more.
History and heritage: celebrating African Americans of Montclair
In the latest “History and Heritage,” in honor of Black History Month, Molly Hone of the Montclair Public Library shares images of celebrated Montclairites.
History and heritage: Moving day at the library
In 1955, the Montclair Public Library packed up its books and left the building that is now UUCM, to move to Fullerton Street; “History and Heritage.”
What book(s) are you reading?
Here’s a book or two for your To Be Read list, in honor of The Little Read.
History and Heritage: A cow — in Montclair?
Yep, that’s a cow in Montclair. In this historic photo, archivist Molly Hone gives some information about “Carrie the Cow,” for History and Heritage.
History and Heritage: Book delivery from MPL, then and now
Delivery at Montclair Public Library is not a thing of the past. This picture dates from 1949, but the library still delivers.
History and heritage: spring flowers at iris gardens are a tradition
History and heritage: An archival picture by Mitchell Kelly shows three people enjoying the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens circa 1945.
Black History Month: Montclair’s Past in a historic photograph
Young African Americans gather at the Y, now the home of the Montclair History Center, in an undated photograph from the archives of the Library.