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.
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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.
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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.”
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What book(s) are you reading?
Here’s a book or two for your To Be Read list, in honor of The Little Read.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.