Photo Credit Belleville Public Library & Information Center: The Belleville Public Library & Information Center, which was built in 1910 using donations from industrialist-turned-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, will utilize $150,000 in funding from the state to replace eight oversized windows and replace the roof.

The Belleville Public Library and Information Center, a regal building where residents have browsed the stacks and perused the newspaper since it was built in 1910 with donations from industrialist-turned-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, is getting a facelift.

Interim Library Director Frances Bacardi said $150,000 in state funding will be used to replace eight monumental windows in the stack room and the reference area – also known as the Carnegie Room.

She imagines sun-splashed spring days when the windows can be opened and fresh air can greet patrons.

The state funding will also be used to replace the library’s roof.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s office announced Jan. 6, 2022 the second round of funding for the Library Construction Bond Act, which will allocate $37 million of the $125 million approved overall for technology upgrades, capital improvements and other projects.

The center at 221 Washington Ave. is one of 34 libraries that will receive a check during this round of funding, which comes from the Library Construction Bond passed by New Jersey voters in 2017.

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