The Summit Free Public Library is a public library located in the United States in Summit, New Jersey at 75 Maple Street. Besides books, DVDs, CDs, music, and educational CD-ROMs from The Teaching Company, it offers a wide range of services including lectures, art exhibits, cultural readings, movies, special events, programs for teenagers, and Internet access. It is a short walk from the library to the train station and to Summit's downtown area. History In 1891, Summit's first library opened, but it was "neither public nor free," according to one account. That building later became the Summit Playhouse. In 1911, the first free public library opened on Maple Street on land donated by the Bonnel family's Summit Home Land Company. Funds from the estate of Andrew Carnegie helped build the library during the years of 1900 to 1917, and the Summit Public Library is listed among the 36 Carnegie libraries of New Jersey. In 1964, the library was replaced by a newer building next door. In 1996, there was a capital campaign to raise funds for the library; $1.3 million was raised, in part with a community production of "The Music Man". Construction began in October 1997. Users could still have access to books by walking inside temporary trailers during the expansion. The expanded and renovated building reopened in March 1999. There is a parking lot available between the library and the Summit YMCA; in addition, there are on-street metered parking spots available, some with a 15-minute limit to facilitate availability. In 2003, a young library staff member named Sherrie Murphy who had two young children died of cancer; in 2007, the library dedicated a statue entitled "The Joy of Reading" by sculptor Robert Hill in her memory, who made the sculpture without payment; the statue is outdoors on the eastern side of the building. Special programs The library hosts week-long arts workshops and craft programs. The library also features prominent local artists and photographers. The library allows users to download audiobooks. Users can renew materials online. The library has a special weekday afterschool program for teens called CATSS, an acronym for Cool Awesome Teen Students of Summit, which involves mentoring, projects, book reading activities, and games, and which meets on selected afternoons. Sometimes lectures are held at the library. The library sometimes contributes boxes of books for charitable purposes. During summer months, the library sometimes sponsors film festivals in