Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library

The Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Queens Chapel neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE.[1] Residents had requested a library for the area as early as 1957; the current building opened in 1983 at a cost of $2 million.[2] As of 2019, the city was preparing to rebuild the library in a $20 million project.[3]

Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library
CountryUnited States
TypePublic library
Established1983
Location5401 South Dakota Ave. NE Washington, DC 20011
Coordinates38.955076°N 76.999666°W / 38.955076; -76.999666
Branch ofDistrict of Columbia Public Library
Websitehttps://www.dclibrary.org/lamond
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References

  1. "Lamond-Riggs Library". District of Columbia Public Library. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "Lamond-Riggs Library History". District of Columbia Public Library. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. "Lamond-Riggs Library Project". District of Columbia Public Library. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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