Takoma Park Neighborhood Library
| Takoma Park Neighborhood Library | |
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| 38°58′28″N 77°01′13″W / 38.9745°N 77.0202°W | |
| Location | 416 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20012, United States |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1911 |
| Branch of | District of Columbia Public Library |
| Other information | |
| Website | dclibrary.org/takomapark |
The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System that serves the Takoma neighborhood.[1] It opened in 1911.[2]
History
Before the current public library opened in 1911, the community was served by the Takoma Club and Library, a small lending library that opened on May 1, 1900, on Oak Avenue, across from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station.
The current Takoma Park Branch was built at 416 Cedar Street NW using a $40,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie.[3] It was the first neighborhood branch library in Washington, D.C., and is one of four Carnegie-funded libraries in the city.[4][5]
The 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
- ↑ "Takoma Park Neighborhood Library". DC Public Library. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Takoma Park Library History". DC Public Library. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Takoma Park: Historic American series. Arcadia. 2011. ISBN 9781439641453. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Takoma Park Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Public Library of the District of Columbia Annual Report. Public Library of the District of Columbia. 1908. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Renovated Takoma Park Library Opened March 2009". DC Public Library. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.