New Franklin Park Library Branch Work Continues, Old Location Is Closed
Work continues on the new Franklin Park branch of the Franklin Township library, although it’s still not known when it will be open. A problem with sourcing a large electrical panel delayed construction for a while, but that problem was solved with two smaller electrical panels, Nick Ciampa, chairman of the library’s Board of Trustees, […]
Delay In Equipment Delivery Pushes Opening Of New Library Branch
A delay in the delivery of an electrical panel has delayed the opening of the new Franklin Park branch of the Franklin Township Library. The new branch, located at 64 Clover Place, was supposed to have opened around the middle of April. But the delay has forced officials to push that opening date to “the […]
Library’s New Franklin Park Branch Readying For Opening
The new Franklin Park branch of the Public Library should be opening around the middle of April, a library official recently said. The “tentative” date for a temporary certificate of occupancy for the branch, located next to Franklin Park School, is set for March 30, Library director January Adams told the Library Board at its […]
Library’s Franklin Park Branch Incurs Unexpected Cost
Construction of the Franklin Park branch of the Franklin Township Library will cost about $80,000 more than anticipated, thanks to an unexpected discovery by construction workers. Construction workers who were preparing to put a sewer line in place discovered that there was already a water line owned by NJ American Water in the way, Library […]
Library Board Approves $3.8 Million Budget
The Franklin Township Library Board of Trustees approved a $3.8 million 2022-2023 library budget and heard of some maintenance and other big-ticket projects in the offing at its May 25 meeting. About 70 percent of the budget, or $2.7 million, is targeted for employee-related costs, including salaries, benefits and pensions. The budget allocates $468,000 to […]
Township Library Partnership Seen As Model For Somerset County
A partnership between the Franklin Township Public Library and the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey, through which members of each can borrow items from affiliated libraries, is seen by officials as a model of cooperation between the SCLSNJ and independent libraries in the County. Through the program, Franklin Township library patrons can borrow […]
Contract Awarded For Construction Of Library’s Southern Branch
A Garfield-based construction company on December 27 was awarded the contract to construct the Franklin Township Public Library’s southern branch building. Pal-Pro Builders was given the $2.6 million contract during a special meeting of the library Board of Trustees. Roughly half of that amount, about $1.3 million, will be paid for through a state grant, […]