2025 Library Renovation
The Tewksbury Township Library in historic Oldwick, NJ is raising $1 million for needed repairs to our building. Preserving our historic library building isn’t just about maintaining bricks and mortar; it’s about safeguarding our cultural heritage and ensuring future generations have access to knowledge and community resources.
Help save our library by donating by credit card below or by sending a check to Tewksbury Library, PO Box 49, Oldwick, NJ 08858.
``The Tewksbury Library is an important part of our community and it needs our help. I am thrilled to serve as Honorary Chair of the library’s Capital Campaign that is kicking off to raise $1 million to fund major structural and interior enhancements to the beloved 217-year-old library building that sits in the heart of Oldwick. Please join me in donating and supporting the campaign.``
Christine Todd Whitman
2024 Condition Assessment & Historic Preservation Plan
The Tewksbury Library Board of Trustees engaged Connolly & Hickey Historic Architects to assess the conditions of our library building. Numerous deficiencies in the library building were identified.
As a result of major structural deficiencies, our library is sagging under the weight of the furnishings, books, and building itself.
Repairs and enhancements will be addressed in three phases
Phase 1
Make critical repairs to historic building’s structure including:
- Undersized beam & floor joists
- Stone piles with no foundations
- Bowing & sagging due to bank of windows
Phase 2
Reinforce and repair structural deficiencies including:
- Underground drainage & moisture infiltration
- Deteriorated flat-seam roofs and wood side porch
- Damaged gutters, fascia and foundation joints
- Asbestos pipe insulation
Phase 3
Improve form and function of our library’s interior including:
- Computers & technology
- Electrical receptacles & data ports
- Interior wall finishes, window muntins, shelving, furnishings and lighting
With your help, repairs to the structural integrity of our building will begin in mid-2025:
- Sister the existing floor joists with new engineered lumber
- Install a new engineered lumber center beam
- Install new intermediate concrete piers with proper concrete footings
- Install new beam with intermediate steel posts w/footings under joist spanning basement
- Install at least three new posts in the West wall and new plate or lintel over the bank of four windows
- Install new wood flooring (removed to make structural repairs)
