Mission
The mission of Piscataway Public Library’s Local History Department is to be a primary resource for information on historical events, people, and locations related to the greater Piscataway area. We support this mission by:
- Welcoming local community members, as well as remote and visiting researchers, to explore our collections in person and online
- Ensuring that our collections grow to represent the rich diversity of our community
- Encouraging partnerships with local organizations and individuals who wish to contribute materials and/or funding with the express wish of increasing the historical value of the collections and their accessibility to the widest possible number of researchers
- Employing specialists in the field to best serve the collections and researchers
- Making research time available by appointment (please email ask@piscatawaylibrary.org to make an appointment)
In the Local History Room at Kennedy Library, you will find files on the following subjects:
- Founding Families
- Municipal history
- Historic houses
- Societies
- Churches
- Schools
- Roads
- Fire Departments
- Library History
- Application for National Register of Historical Places
IN AN EFFORT TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING of our community and the world, Piscataway Public Library embarked on a year-long community history project culminating in this book, written by the local residents. Our mission was to gather stories from the community about their experiences during major historical events of the late 20th and early 21st centuries and to preserve those stories at the Library. The involvement of current Piscataway residents has helped the Library to engage in an ongoing effort to enhance our local history collections and add information and materials that reflect contemporary Piscataway.
History is always happening, and we hope this book sheds some light on the stories of the individuals who lived it.