Camden Free Public Library Main Building

The Camden Free Public Library Main Building is the first former main library of the Camden, New Jersey public library system. Designed by Herbert D. Hale and Henry G. Morse,^[4] the building was constructed with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation and opened in 1905.^[5][6] It closed in 1986 with the relocation of the library's main branch to the former South Jersey Gas, Electric and Traction Company Office Building. In 1992, the building was placed on the state^[3] and national^[2] registers of historic places. The building has fallen into state of serious disrepair.^[7] In 2003, funding was found for its stabilization, with the hope that it would be preserved and re-used.^[4][8]

Camden Free Public Library Main Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	616 Broadway Camden, New Jersey[1]
Coordinates	39°56′14″N 75°7′6″W
Built	1903
Architect	Herbert D. Hale Henry G. Morse
NRHP reference No.	92001385[2]
NJRHP No.	894[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1992
Designated NJRHP	September 2, 1992

The city's once extensive library system has been beleaguered by financial difficulties. In 2010, it threatened to close but was incorporated by the county library system.^[9] Nonetheless, the main branch did close in February 2011.^[10]

See also

• Cooper Library in Johnson Park
• List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey
• Carnegie library