New Brunswick Free Public Library

New Brunswick Free Public Library
	New Brunswick Free Public Library
	U.S. Historic district – Contributing property
Location	60 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°29′29″N 74°26′45″W / 40.49139°N 74.44583°W
Built	1903
Architect	George K. Parsell
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Livingston Avenue Historic District (ID96000072)
Designated CP	February 16, 1996

The New Brunswick Free Public Library is the public library of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The main library, built 1903, is located at 60 Livingston Avenue and is one of New Jersey's Carnegie libraries.^[2] The Henry Guest House was moved to library grounds in 1924 and is bordered by the Willow Grove Cemetery. It is a contributing property of the Livingston Avenue Historic District. The library is the only building with Beaux Arts style in the district.^[3]^[4]The library serves as a community resource center, providing residents with access to digital literacy programs, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, and local history archives.^[5]

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Sculptures in the pediment
Entrance
Site of the library in 1910

References

↑ "National Register Information System – (#96000072)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
↑ "Your Library". New Brunswick Free Public Library.
↑ Brown, Marvin A. (December 6, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Livingston Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos
↑ Regan, Timothy E. (2003), New Brunswick, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738512860
↑ User, Super. "New Brunswick Free Public Library". www.nbfpl.org. Retrieved September 2, 2026. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

Media related to New Brunswick Free Public Library at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#96000072)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[2] "Your Library". New Brunswick Free Public Library.

[nrhpdoc-3] Brown, Marvin A. (December 6, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Livingston Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos

[4] Regan, Timothy E. (2003), New Brunswick, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738512860

[5] User, Super. "New Brunswick Free Public Library". www.nbfpl.org. Retrieved September 2, 2026. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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