Location: Main Library, First Floor
Phone: (201) 547 - 4519
Department Supervisor: Ronalee Chatman
Library Director: Jeffrey Trzeciak
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Unattended ChildrenThe Library encourages all parents and children to use our facilities. However, please note that adults without children are not permitted inside the Bonetti Children’s room - this is for the safety of our children. Computers in the Bonetti Children’s Room are strictly for children to use and are filtered for their usage. Adults are to use the computers in other departments. Thank You for your cooperation.
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Although young Vincenzo passed away in January 2001 at the age of two, the legacy he left belied his tender years. In recognition of Vincenzo’s life and the love he shared, then-Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham renamed the Children’s Room at the Main Library in his honor on April 18, 2002 as the Vincenzo Domenico Bonetti II Room.
Vincenzo, whose life was cut short by an unknown illness, is remembered for his acceptance of people of all ages and races, and his impressive ability to communicate in three languages. At the time of the dedication of the Bonetti Children’s Room, Library Director Priscilla Gardner noted that Vincenzo “typifies the preschool children the Library seeks to serve.” She added that the Library “provides programs that will help Jersey City’s children develop a life-long love of reading that will enable them to lead full and rich lives in cooperation with their fellow citizens.”
Vincenzo’s parents provide the Christmas tree for the Bonetti Children’s Room every year in their son’s honor.
The Bonetti Children’s Room is a lending collection that serves youngsters up to 8th grade, providing a colorful, light-filled space for children to read, learn, play, and grow. Children’s librarians work closely with young patrons, providing programs such as story hour, arts & crafts, children’s movies, and a drop-in LEGO club.
In 2008, the Bonetti Children’s Room received a complete overhaul. The $240,000 renovation included new electrical work and lighting, refinishing of all original woodwork, and new resilient vinyl flooring in vibrant patterns. The room was completely refurnished with new child-height tables and chairs, and a new Circulation Desk. A specially designed mural was painted on the wall in the Storytelling area.
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