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Jersey City Free Public Library - Main Library

Organization Type

Public/Government

Primary Discipline

Literary

Please enter your address below472 Jersey Ave
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
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Websitejclibrary.org

Phone(201) 547-4526

Organization Mission

We serve the Jersey City community by providing access to diversified printed, audiovisual, and electronic resources that help Jersey City residents: -Address their educational goals. -Find answers on a broad array of subjects. -Understand their own culture and the cultures of others. -Locate and evaluate information. -Satisfy their interest and need for current popular materials and topics. As a taxpayer-supported service of Jersey City, we are committed to serving all individuals and groups in the community through a courteous, well-trained staff in a user-friendly environment.

Please select the one neighborhood your organization identifies with

Historic Downtown

Transportation: Is your facility/venue within walking distance of public transportation?

Yes

If yes, please list bus, train, etc. closest to your venue.

PATH - Grove Street

Restaurants:

Yes

Payment Methods:

Yes

Marketing:
  • Print Advertising in Newspapers (please share which papers)
  • Street distribution of fliers, postcards
  • Placement of your printed materials at other cultural or community venues
  • Other
Print Advertising in Newspapers

Street distribution of fliers or postcards

Placement of printed materials at other cultural or community venues

Other

Please specify what other marketing methods you use

press outreach to local papers and blogs

In which newspapers are you advertising?

Jersey Journal

DATABASE:

Yes

Please share some of the cultural or community venues that have accepted your printed materials?

City Hall, schools, senior centers

Is your mailing list “snail mail” or “email”, or both.

Email

How many people generally attend your events?

999

Do you track your audience?

No

What is the total square footage of your current facility?

3000

What year was your building built?

1901

How many past facilities has your organization leased and/or owned?

1

Do you draw locally or regionally?

Locally

What sort of space do you use to manage operations for your organization?

Office

Do you rent or own your space?

city-owned

What year did your organization move into this current building?

1901

Does your organization have street presence or store frontage, not including signage?

Yes

Does your space have available parking?

No

What year was your organization founded?

1889

Is your space fully compliant to ADA regulations and standards?

Yes

Does your space have designated gallery space?

No

Does your space have a stage or theatre space?

No

Does your organization rent out space to others?

No