Library Hours:
Monday 9 - 8
Tuesday 9 - 5
Wednesday 9 - 8
Thursday 9 - 5
Friday 9 - 5
Saturday 9 - 5   



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Glen Ridge Public Library
240 Ridgewood Ave. Glen Ridge,
New Jersey 07028
Ph:   973-748-5482
Fax: 973-748-9350
About the Library

MISSION STATEMENT

    The mission of the Glen Ridge Free Public Library is to provide:
  • A broad range of resources to serve the current and future informational, educational and recreational needs of the community
  • Access to these resources through effectively organized, current systems and services
  • A knowledgeable, courteous and helpful staff committed to a timely provision of services
  • Programs to meet the literary and informational needs of the community
  • A welcoming, safe, and well-equipped facility

Library Staff

Administrative Staff

John A. Sitnik, Library Director
jsitnikgrlib@yahoo.com

Helen Beckert, Assist. Director & Reference Librarian
hbeckertgrlib@yahoo.com

Department Managers and Staff

Youth Services Librarian - Sally Shabouk
sshaboukgrlib@yahoo.com

   Sydney Young
   Kathy Hunziker
   Joan Lisovicz

Joan White, Technical Services
   Anise Kilgen

Eileen Connolly, Circulation Services 
   Sarah Gall
   Kristen Anderson

 

Johanna Kerzic, Administrative Assistant

Liga Stam, Reference Librarian

Historic Main Reading Room

Glen Ridge Public Library Board of Trustees

trustees 2010

Caption for above photo: Glen Ridge Library Trustees for 2010 are (left to right): Anne Alix, Dan Blatt, Carol Harpster, Councilman Stuart Patrick, Janice Dyer, David Ginsburg, Karin Robinson and Anne Nielsten. Councilman Stuart Patrick serves as the liaison to the Council for Mayor Peter Hughes.


History of the Library

   The Glen Ridge Free Public Library was officially incorporated as a Free Public Library for the Borough of Glen Ridge in January 1912. It operated out of Glen Ridge Hall, now the PNC Bank building on Ridgewood Avenue. The minutes of that first meeting are still on file at the Library.
   In 1918, Henry S. Chapman offered to pay for the construction of a building if the Borough would donate the land. The present site at the corner of Ridgewood and Bloomfield Avenues was chosen and construction of the building began in 1917. The Glen Ridge Public Library opened its doors to the public at 240 Ridgewood Avenue in May, 1918, and has served the residents of Glen Ridge ever since.

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