My Newark Story

The Newark Public Library received a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to digitize a portion of its historical materials. Most collections are already available in our digital archive @ digital.npl.org.. The digital collection includes a list of themes, as well as a Newark timeline that may be helpful for lesson plans. Scroll down for written lesson plans and educational resources.

The Newark Public Library received a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to digitize a portion of its historical materials which document the Great Migration and Latino Immigration experience into Newark, NJ. The project, which concluded on July 31, 2018, promoted learning and outreach to children throughout Newark.

Baseball group, Woodland Avenue School, April 1951. Mr. Peter Rizzolo, Physical Education Instructor. Source: Newark Board of Education Photographs, Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center.

The Library digitized collections from the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center and the New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center. Many of these materials are available in our digital archive.

As part of this project, the Newark Public Library promoted family literacy initiatives. The Library produced and organized:

• • school visits
  • a professional development day for educators
  • traveling exhibits
  • a free activity booklet to be distributed to students in grades 3-8. Schools and organizations, please email specialcollections@npl.org to arrange a pickup. While supplies last.
  • Community History Days.