The Jersey City Public Library continues to grow

As of today,there are 218,831 library card holders at the Jersey City Public Library.

Jersey City Public Library
The Main Library in Jersey City, New Jersey, is an architectural masterpiece in the Italian Renaissance tradition from the New York firm of Brite and Bacon, with its cornerstone laid in 1899,
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With a bustling city and plenty of readers, the Jersey City Public Library is adding members daily. As of today,there are 218,831 library card holders at the Jersey City Public Library.Serving the second largest city in New Jersey and located on the Hudson River across from lower Manhattan, the Jersey City Free Public Library system consists of a Main Library, Branches & Bookmobile to provide access to a diversified collection of 400,000+ pieces of printed, audiovisual, and electronic resources that addresses the needs of the truly multicultural clientele of the city's 240,055 population.

With the introduction of an online catalog, users can now search the collection from their homes as well as from a growing number of onsite computer terminals. System-wide automation was completed in 2002. On August 17, 2004, the Library held the grand opening of its first new branch in 42 years, serving the M.L.King redevelopment area, the Glenn D. Cunningham Branch, named after the late Jersey City Mayor and State Senator.

Click here to visit their site and remember to visit - get a library card - and enjoy all this amazing place has to offer.