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Copy of official by-laws of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly written and accepted in 1911.

Copy of Certificate of Incorporation for the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly. Handwritten on the back of the document: "Recorded in Hackensack, Nov. 1911", "Recorded in Trenton, Dec 7, 1911"

Interior view of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly building on Washington Street with Mrs. A.V. Huyler (Virginia C. Huyler), President of the Library Association, sitting at table reading a book. The second photo gives the same…

Letter from officers of the Tenafly Free Library Association announcing results of Library operations for year ending May 1913. Accounting of the status of the library including income, number of books owned and borrowed and number of borrowers.

Handwritten list of all 90 members of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly in 1913.

Letter written by the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly to encourage Tenafly residents to vote for public funding of the library in Tenafly.

Citizens were asked to public support the library with tax dollars in 1919. The official vote took place on December 29, 1919 and the library then became the Tenafly Free Public Library.

Newspaper article details the dissolution process of the Tenafly Library Association as well as the initial formation and meeting of the Tenafly Public Library. Tokens of appreciation are given to two members of the association who were instrumental…

Local newspaper article announcing the appointing of Ruth Garomon as head librarian at the Tenafly Library beginning January 1, 1950.

Three local newspaper articles describing the first picture book story hour.