NJ.com has an interesting article about a recent investigation at the Bernardsville Library in New Jersey. You can see the library on our Haunted Places Map.

The investigation was part of a ghost hunting class put together by Nelson Jecas. The class is at The Jointure. Check out the details on the class here, as it looks like they have a new session starting February 27th.

Former Bernardsville police chief John Maddaluna had never heard of the library legend when he started working the midnight shift as a rookie cop in the 1950s. During a routine check, Maddaluna flashed a light in a window and saw what he thought was a mannequin.

“She had a white dress on and she was standing there in front of the fireplace,” Maddaluna, now 82, recalled last week. “She looked like she was looking down and then her head turned slightly. I could have sworn it moved.”

When he finished his rounds, Maddaluna went back, only to find the young woman was gone.

“I said, ‘Jeez, there’s something wrong here,’” Maddaluna said. He returned one more time and found the girl back in the same place. Sheepishly, he related the story to his sergeant.

“I said, ‘You know, I don’t want you to think I’m cracking up, but I saw this crazy thing,’” said Maddaluna. “He said, ‘Aw, hell, don’t worry about it. I’ve seen her a number of times.’”