The Hoboken Public Library is the free

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

Hoboken, New Jersey Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58, ...

. It is a member of the

Bergen County Cooperative Library System The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS, pronounced "buckles") is a consortium of public libraries in the four northeastern New Jersey Gateway Region counties of Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Essex. Founded on October 1, 1979, the orga ...

, a consortium of municipal libraries in the northeastern New Jersey counties of

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, Hudson,

Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,781 ...

, and

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. The library was established in 1889 and expanded through the philanthropy of

Martha Bayard Stevens Martha Bayard Dod Stevens (May 15, 1831 – April 1, 1899) was a noted New Jersey philanthropist influential in advancing complementary educational pursuits. Early life She was born to Albert Baldwin Dod (1805–1845), a professor of mathematic ...

. The library building, located at 500 Park Avenue, was built from 1895 to 1897, and was designed by architect Albert Beyer with

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style. It was added to the

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on August 4, 2015, for its significance in architecture, education and social history. With accompanying 41 photos The library also operates a small branch at 124 Grand St., in the Multi-Service Community Center building housing various other municipal services.

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