The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It was opened to the public in 1911.
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
Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...
.
The building is one of four
Carnegie-funded library buildings in Washington, D.C.
The current library stands in the
Takoma Park
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called " Azalea City", is a Tree ...
National Register Historic District designated in 1983. The building received an extensive makeover in 2009.
See also
*
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 ...
*
List of Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C.
*
Takoma Park, Washington, D.C.
References
External links
DC Public Library" Takoma Park Neighborhood Library pageK-12 School Reading List
{{Authority control
Library buildings completed in 1911
Public libraries in Washington, D.C.
Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C.
Takoma (Washington, D.C.)