…and ended up being the Monroe County (NJ) Library. Librarian Irene Goldberg established the Monroe Township Library in 1989, and still runs it today. She was recently named New Jersey’s Librarian of the Year for 2011.
Goldberg began her career in New Rochelle, NY and Hackensack, NJ, but still holds the fort in Monroe Township. “I have been the most fortunate person,” Goldberg said of her position in Monroe.
Her co-workers, Karen Klapperstuck and Leah Wagner, nominated Goldberg for the New Jersey Library Association award.
“She is politically savvy and has helped make our library an integral part of the community and a priority for the mayor and council,” the two wrote in their nomination letter. “She is a keen observer and active participant. You can often find her chatting with patrons in the library or visiting one of the many retirement communities. She is always willing to move with the times and to meet the people she serves where they are, in the library and in their neighborhoods.
“She is excited to offer new and better ways. She likes to stay a step ahead. Our library is constantly evolving and changing,” they wrote.
Goldberg said she considers the award her “lifetime achievement,” because it is the highest honor someone can receive in the “library world” of New Jersey.
“I am very pleased to have gotten it,” she said .
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