During the early 20th century, industrialist Andrew Carnegie provided funds for the construction of 36 public libraries throughout New Jersey. Of the original six in Union County, the Elizabeth Public Library — which opened in 1912 — remains the only Carnegie Library building still in use today.

This exhibit juxtaposes images from EPL's Historic Buildings Photograph Collection with current images taken by local photographer Leo Osorio. The Historic Buildings Collection was gifted to the library by the Daughters of the American Revolution Boudinot Chapter between 1907 and 1910.

EPL's Hamilton Documents Collection includes two U.S. Loan Office Transfer Certificates and Warrants dated 1791 and 1792, and a 1794 U.S. Treasury Bond Certificate — discovered in the library's vault in 1961 during preparations for the library's 50th anniversary.

This exhibit covers key moments in World War I as reported in the Elizabeth Daily Journal, presented in chronological order.