There will be no James Patterson novels to borrow today, and no computers for job applicants to use.
The Nancy Drews will be packed up, along with the heavy unabridged dictionary that sat open Tuesday to the letter "W" and words like "wulfenite" - a mineral named for an Austrian mineralogist.
The Fairview branch of the Camden Free Public Library shut its doors for good Tuesday, the victim of budget cuts brought on by a $28 million city budget deficit that could eventually shut down Camden's library system altogether.
Set in a former residence on Collings Avenue, the Fairview branch had been in operation since 1925, a cornerstone of the neighborhood that was built as a planned community for workers from the nearby shipyard after World War I.
Today, Fairview is a predominantly low-income neighborhood, where residents can be seen mowing their lawns and sitting out on park benches in Yorkship Square, trying to hold out against the city's problems.
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