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
- District of Columbia Public Library
- List of Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C.
- Takoma Park, Washington, D.C.
References
- ^ "Takoma Park Neighborhood Library". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Takoma Park Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Takoma Park: Historic American series. Arcadia. 2011. ISBN 9781439641453. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Takoma Park Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Public Library of the District of Columbia Annual Report. Public Library of the District of Columbia. 1908. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Renovated Takoma Park Library Opened March 2009". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
