Anacostia Neighborhood Library

Anacostia Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It was opened to the public in 1942 .[1]

Anacostia Neighborhood Library
CountryUnited States
TypePublic library
Established1942
Location1800 Good Hope Road SE, Washington, D.C. 20020
Coordinates38.86602°N 76.97849°W / 38.86602; -76.97849
Branch ofDistrict of Columbia Public Library
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History

A temporary branch opened on November 20, 1942 at 1537 Good Hope Road S.E. The building was a former store and apartment building. A new Branch opened in 1956 and the permanent building opened on April 12, 1956. The Anacostia library was the first of six public library branches built under the D.C. Public Works Program.[2] The building was razed and replaced by a new branch library that opened to the public on Monday, April 26, 2010. The library earned a LEED-Gold certification for environmentally sustainable design from the U.S. Green Building Council.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Anacostia Library". DC Public Library. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. "Anacostia Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Anacostia Library Opened April 26, 2010". DC Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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