Takoma Park Neighborhood Library

Takoma Park Neighborhood Library
38.9745°N 77.0202°W / 38.9745; -77.0202
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 part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System.^[1] It was opened to the public in 1911.^[2]

History

Interior of the library

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

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.

External links

• DC Public Library" Takoma Park Neighborhood Library page
• K-12 School Reading List