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Takoma Park Neighborhood Library

{{Short description|Branch of District of Columbia Public Library}}

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| established = 1911

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| location = 416 Cedar St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20012

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The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System.{{cite web|title=Takoma Park Neighborhood Library|url=https://dclibrary.org/takomapark|publisher=DC Public Library|accessdate=10 January 2016}} It was opened to the public in 1911.{{cite web|title=Takoma Park Library History|url=http://dclibrary.org/node/738|publisher=DC Public Library|accessdate=10 January 2016}}

History

Image:Takoma Park neighborhood branch of the D.C. Public Library System, 416 Cedar St., N.W., Washington, D.C LCCN2012630045.tif

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.{{cite book|title=Takoma Park: Historic American series|date=2011|publisher=Arcadia|isbn=9781439641453|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wif0gtVKz1oC|accessdate=11 January 2016}} The building is one of four Carnegie-funded library buildings in Washington, D.C.{{cite web|title=Takoma Park Library History|url=http://dclibrary.org/node/738|publisher=DC Public Library|accessdate=10 January 2016}}{{cite book|title=Public Library of the District of Columbia Annual Report|date=1908|publisher=Public Library of the District of Columbia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSdFAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=11 January 2016}} The current library stands in the Takoma Park National Register Historic District designated in 1983. The building received an extensive makeover in 2009.{{cite web|title=Renovated Takoma Park Library Opened March 2009|url=http://dclibrary.org/node/611|publisher=DC Public Library|accessdate=10 January 2016}}

See also

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External links

  • [https://dclibrary.org/takomapark DC Public Library" Takoma Park Neighborhood Library page]
  • [https://k-12readinglist.com/ K-12 School Reading List]

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Category:Library buildings completed in 1911

Category:Public libraries in Washington, D.C.

Category:Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C.

Category:Takoma (Washington, D.C.)