Takoma Park Neighborhood Library

Takoma Park Neighborhood Library
Country United States
Type Public library
Established 1911
Location 416 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20012
Coordinates 38°58′28″N 77°01′13″W / 38.9745°N 77.0202°W / 38.9745; -77.0202Coordinates: 38°58′28″N 77°01′13″W / 38.9745°N 77.0202°W / 38.9745; -77.0202
Branch of District of Columbia Public Library
Website

The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System.[1] It was opened to the public in 1911.[2]

History

Prior to the current public library opening in 1911, the community was served by a small lending library, known as the Takoma Club and Library. That library opened May 1, 1900 on Oak Avenue, across from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station. The current Takoma Park Branch was built at 416 Cedar Street, NW using a $40,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie.[3] The building is one of four Carnegie-funded library buildings in Washington, D.C.[4][5] The current library stands in the Takoma Park National Register Historic District designated in 1983. The building received an extensive makeover in 2009.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Takoma Park Neighborhood Library". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Takoma Park Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Takoma Park: Historic American series. Arcadia. 2011. ISBN 9781439641453. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Takoma Park Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Public Library of the District of Columbia Annual Report. Public Library of the District of Columbia. 1908. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Renovated Takoma Park Library Opened March 2009". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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