A branch library was created at the Shull School in 1925, but later closed to make way for additional classrooms.
[3] In 2010, renovations of the original building, including the replacement windows and repairs to the roof, were made as part of a restoration project.
[7] In August 2010 the library received from New Jersey a certification of eligibility for the state and national registers of historic places, but has not yet been listed.
[8] At 12,351 square feet, the current building does not satisfy the state's 27,214-square-feet minimum required size for a library and is considered too small for the city's 51,000 residents.
The 2010 study calls for adding 22,500 square feet by constructing an addition on the east side of the property.