The Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library is a branch of the
District of Columbia Public Library
The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system for the District of Columbia, in the United States. The system includes 26 individual libraries including Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (the DCPL's central libr ...
in the
Congress Heights
Congress Heights is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The irregularly shaped neighborhood is bounded by the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus, Lebaum Street SE, 4th Street SE, and Newcomb Street SE on ...
neighborhood of
Washington, D.C.
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It is located at 1547 Alabama Avenue SE. A small library kiosk opened in the area in 1976, and a somewhat larger facility opened in 1984, which was eventually replaced in 2009 by a new $878,000 library facility.
The notably small 4,900-square-foot library is located in a leased space in the Shops at Parkland
strip mall
A strip mall, strip center or strip plaza is a type of shopping center common in North America where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. ...
.
In 2019, the library system conducted a study of potential sites for an expanded library in the neighborhood, and the district has budgeted money for the project for fiscal year 2022.
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References
External links
Official website
Congress Heights
Public libraries in Washington, D.C.