Tag: Cranbury Public Library
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New stand-alone Cranbury Public Library ‘lives up to its hype;’ provides services, spaces for all ages
Cranbury’s journey to have a stand-alone public library has been years in the making. The new Cranbury Public Library building opened to residents and visitors following a grand opening on Nov. 19. “We want this to be a town living room. We want everybody to come in and use it,” Cranbury Public Library Director Marilynn…
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Cranbury Candidates Night will be held virtual Oct. 11
Candidates Night for candidates running for the two seats available on the Cranbury Township Committee is still on despite Republican candidates Evelyn Spann and Barbara Wright declining to participate. The candidate’s night is hosted by the Woman’s Club of Cranbury in partnership with the Cranbury Public Library and will be held virtually through Zoom at…
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Cranbury Public Library unveils new logo as work continues on new library
As the new freestanding Cranbury Public Library building on Park Place West moves closer to completion, the library unveiled its new logo during the Memorial Day Parade. Cranbury residents Grace Thomson and Deanna Ferrante donated their time and effort in designing a new logo for the library. They researched other library logos and developed a…
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Cranbury Public Library’s new home still on track for completion in June
Construction continues at 30 Park Place West as Cranbury’s library building project remains on schedule to be completed by the end of June. Several site tasks originally set for the spring have been completed as the contractor awaits for roof insulation. From the end of 2021 into 2022, the technical schedule for the rest of…
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New library construction maintains timeframe for June 2022 completion
The building construction of the new Cranbury Public Library is still on track for completion by the end of June 2022. There had been previously a two-week delay in construction that has since been resolved. “We had a two-week delay due to the county not seeing that we had proper permit, but that is resolved,”…
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Cranbury officially breaks ground on a new public library
Cranbury Public Library project was one of 38 selected out of 139 applications, and the first project to move ahead After years of fundraising, planning and completing state funding application documents, the dream of officially breaking ground on a new building for the Cranbury Public Library became a reality. Joined by State Senator Linda…
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Cranbury Public Library set for bid opening on new library building project
When March arrives, bids will be due for the plan to construct a new building and community structure for the Cranbury Public Library. The invitation to bid for the project opened in late January and all bids are due by March 4. The bid opening will occur on the same day, according to the invitation…
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Cranbury Public Library to receive $2.32 million in state funds for library building project
The Cranbury Public Library Board of Trustees will receive $2.32 million in state grant funding from the New Jersey Construction Bond Act for a freestanding library. Trustees had been waiting for the official announcement of the amount they applied for and hoped to receive for the future project, which arrived on Nov. 20, when Gov.…
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Cranbury library project on chosen list for state funding; state legislature must approve appropriations
Cranbury Public Library’s plan for a stand-alone library in downtown Cranbury received a boost when Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced his recommended list of proposed statewide library projects for the first round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act (LCBA). The LCBA is for the purpose of the construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement and…