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4 unusual facts about Newark Public Library


Clara Whitehill Hunt

From there she became an assistant in the reference department in Newark Public Library system, where she became acquainted with various library duties.

In 1901, Clara was put in charge of the Newark Public Library's children's room, where she had first been hired as an assistant within the reference department.

Goodbye, Columbus

The story is told by the narrator, Neil Klugman, a graduate of Rutgers University working in a low-paying position in the Newark Public Library.

Newark Museum

Originally located on the fourth floor of the Newark Public Library, the museum moved into its own purpose-built structure in the 1920s after a gift by Louis Bamberger.



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