Jersey City library director fights racism, broadens library’s reach
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
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What’s new at the library? Plenty if you ask Jersey City Public Library Director Jeffery Trzeciak.
It’s amazing that in the 21 century, libraries, the repositories of all knowledge and print, have still managed to sustain themselves in the digital age. But, from fighting systemic racism to expanding offerings, the library even in this time of COVID has grown to help better serve the Jersey City community, Trzeciak said.
Trzeciak became director of the Jersey City library in November 2019, and moved to the city a year ago with his husband, Michael. Born and raised in Dayton, OH, Trzeciak attended a small public school that didn’t have its own library. So, the teachers from the school would walk the students a few blocks over to Dayton’s public library.
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