On Tuesday, March 5th, members of the Caldwell Public Library Foundation, the Caldwell Borough Council, and the Library Board of Trustees came together to celebrate the purchase of 10 new public access computers for the Caldwell Free Public Library.

Front Row (R to L) Linda Havel – Caldwell Library Foundation, Maureen Mingle– Caldwell Library Foundation and Donor Bob Markman

Second Row (R to L) Nancy Caplan - Caldwell Library Board President,  Susan Gartland – Caldwell Library Foundation President, Sue Panzano– Caldwell Library Foundation, Adele Puccio - Caldwell Library Director, Linda Stewart– Caldwell Library Foundation, Cathy McHugh – Caldwell Library Foundation and Wendy Callaghan - Caldwell Library Board

Back Row(R to L) Caldwell Councilman Rich Hauser,  Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing, John Donovan - Caldwell Library Board, Caldwell Councilman Frank Rodgers, Caldwell Councilman Edward Durkin, Jr., Paul Kotlewski– Caldwell Library Foundation and Edith LeChac- Caldwell Library Board.

The Foundation raised the $12,000 for the computers at the Mayors' Legacy for Literacy Gala held last November. With many budget reductions over the past 5 years, the Library has not been able to keep up with many of the necessary technology changes. Our older public computers were more than 6 years old, out of warranty, and frequently out of order. We average 700 hours of computer use a month by our patrons, and we want to be able to provide everyone with fast, up-to-date technology.

We're grateful to the Foundation, and to Mayor Dassing and the Gala Committee, for all of their hard work. Fundraising isn't easy in the best of times, and it is gratifying to see how this town came together to help the Library with our needs. 

 We invite everyone to come in and try out our new computers. Our first visitors last night were amazed at how fast they were.

Adele Puccio -  Caldwell Library Director, Nancy Caplan - Caldwell Library Board President,  Susan Gartland – Former Caldwell Mayor and Caldwell Library Foundation President and Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing

Some of our new computers. They are Dell 9010s, custom configured for Public Library use.