Rahway Public Library

Rahway Public Library History In 1797, the first library was established in the area now known as Rahway. Bridgetown Library Company, or the Rahway Union Library, served as a private subscription library for those who could pay the entrance fee until about the mid-1830s. In the late 1840's, a group of men collected 140 volumes for their own purposes. After several years, they turned the...