Fanwood Library Demolished To Make Way For New Facility

FANWOOD, NJ — The Fanwood Memorial Library, a center of community activity for more than 70 years, was reduced to rubble on Tuesday, as the town makes way for the planned construction of a new, modern facility.

Construction on the new library is expected to begin in the spring of this year. Full completion of the new $8.2 million dollar facility is expected in early 2024, according to Public Information Officer Tom Kranz.

In the meantime, library operations have moved to Fanwood's historic train station and museum on North Avenue. Most services offered at the old building still available to the public including an expanded catalog, free WiFi and computer use and many reading programs.

The library is open six days a week. You can find more information at https://www.fanwoodlibrary.org.

Library Director Dan Weiss said the demolition of the old library is "bittersweet."

It took a full day to reduce the building to piles of steel beams, dry-wall and concrete, all of which will be cleared in the following days, according to Kranz/

You can check out a video of the demolition on YouTube.