Yes, libarry. If every great city has a library then Jersey City hasn't been a great city for a while as residents have waited forever and ever for the Jersey City Free Public Library's main branch on Newark Ave to reopen. Delayed again and again the date has finally been set for September 6th. Library Director Priscilla Gardner and Helena Ruman, the architect behind the renovations said this is a 115 year-old building and time is being taken to do things right:
But a lot of the construction involved goes toward restoring the historical details of the building.
Due to layers of renovations over the past century, much of the designs in the building have become "historically inappropriate," according to Ruman.
"This is one of the most historically significant buildings in the city," Ruman says, and she wants to demonstrate that through its restoration.
There will still be sections closed inside but a full reopening is scheduled for 2017.
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