The next Library Board of Trustees board meeting is set for 7 p.m. They called for a plan that would cater to the residents who would like to keep the Clara Barton Library in its location and for the special needs programming. Residents said they were not opposed to a building for special needs programing. When asked about the relocation at a council meeting in December, Edison Business Administrator Sonia Alves-Viveiros said they were figuring out how to retrofit the library into the new location. “My administration is eager and excited to transform this facility into a Special Needs Programming and Recreation Center.” “The Clara Barton Branch of our library system is moving to an easily accessible and convenient retail location on Amboy Avenue,” Joshi announced on the poster. A poster about the relocation is taped on the wall. 3, the Clara Barton Public Library is still open for service. The last day of public service for the community was set for Dec. In the post, it said the library was informed it must vacate the building by Jan. “We have no intention of leaving the area and are currently working with the township to secure a new location nearby so we can continue to serve the Clara Barton community for many years to come.”
has been part of the Clara Barton neighborhood since 1932, according to the post. “It saddens us to leave our home, but we recognize the need for change,” the Edison Public Library said in the post. 22, 2022 the Edison Public Library shared Mayor Sam Joshi, in-person, notified the Library Board in September that the Clara Barton Branch would need to relocate to make way for a new Special Needs Recreation Center.
Some of the community members held up signs that read: “Save Our Library,” “Don’t Pack The Books,” “Don’t Move Our Library – Unfair!! Unnecessary!! Underserves!!” and “Joshi decides and we go along? No! Not How it Works, Sam! You work for all of us Mayor! Don’t Move Our Library.”
Council President Joe Coyle, Council members Richard Brescher and John Poyner, and Board of Education member Mohin Patel attended the protest.
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