When renovations are completed in 2010, hundreds of families will enjoy newly renovated, child-friendly facilities at the East Orange Public Library, thanks to a $40,000 grant from the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills and our continuing support. This project has been made possible thanks to the generosity of many donors who supported our 95th anniversary gala in 2008. 

The Toddler Area of the library’s Juniors’ Section has been redesigned to make a welcoming and comfortable space specially for young children and their families (including new parents) and to inspire a life-long love of books. To support the focus on early literacy, JLOSH is assisting the library with its annual book sale, donating new books for the shelves and devising a rota of volunteers to help at the library.

In 2008, as a separate project, JLOSH spruced up East Orange Public Library’s Franklin Branch with fresh paint, furniture, artwork and furnishings and equipment, plus over 600 new children’s books, creating a welcoming environment for local children to do homework, study, relax and enjoy a host of after school activities.