N.J. State Library - Trenton, NJ
N 40° 13.247 W 074° 46.327
18T E 519389 N 4452287
The N.J. State Library is affiliated with Thomas Edison State College. It is a very large building which sits across from the State House Annex. As it is entered as a narrative in the American Guide Series, the library is at least 70 years old.
Waymark Code: WM6Y47
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2009
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I went into the library to snap some pictures and look around. It was unremarkable and smelled a little dank. A librarian sat in a darkened area, at a desk manipulating phone lines, answering questions and eyeing me suspiciously as I held my camera and made the "is it alright" motion. This set into motion a flurry of phone calls, frowns, eye wrinkles and confusion. I have never seen a more inept group of useless people who had no clue what to do about the camera I innocently held in my hands. After ten minutes I left dejected and frustrated and snapped some outside pictures instead.
The American Guide Series has a brief listing for the site. ”The State Capitol Annex (open 9-5 weekdays), W. State St. opposite Taylor’s Place, is a four-story Indiana limestone building of neoclassic design, built in 1931. Designed by J. Osborne Hunt of Trenton and Col. Hugh A. Kelly of Jersey City, it is a well-planned H-shaped structure. Within the annex are a number of State departments and courts, plus the State Library of about 175,000 volumes, noted for its law, history and genealogy collections; ” --- New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past, 1939, p. 408
I found this on Wikipedia:
"The New Jersey State Library, based in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1796 to serve the information needs of New Jersey's Governor, Legislature and courts. The State Library is also responsible to assist in the provision of library and information services to all New Jersey residents" SOURCE
The posted coordinates are for the side entrance (left) adjacent to Capitol Plaza and the fountain ("Confluence"), the same entrance I went into to investigate the library.
Contact Information
185 W State St
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 278-2640
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