Every year, NJCH awards copies of our entire collection of books nominated for the Humanities Book of the Year Award to public libraries around the state for their circulating collection.

2012 Winning Libraries:

• Caldwell Public Library
• Cherry Hill Public Library
• Fort Lee Public Library
• Millville Public Library
• Wayne Public Library

Each library will receive this year’s collection which includes J.D. Salinger: A Life, by Kenneth Slawenski, the 2012 Humanities Book of the Year, and 2012 Honor books Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything, by Stephen Baker; Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six, by Cathy D. Knepper; and Eco-Republic: What the Ancients Can Tell Us About Ethics, Virtue and Sustainable Living, by Melissa Lane.

For more information on how to apply for the library book collection, contact Kathy Flesch at 1-888-FYI-NJCH (394-6524) or by email at kflesch@njch.org.