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New Orleans Public Library company history timeline

1908

Located on St Charles Street at Lee Circle, the central library opened in 1908.

1911

The first step towards a “colored branch” occurred in December 1911, when the Library Board’s president, James Hardy Dillard, requested additional funds from Carnegie.

1932

Originally just 5,700 volumes, the branch’s collection would reach 13,000 by 1932 and include works by prominent African American writers.

1955

Even after New Orleans desegregated its libraries in 1955, the Dryades Branch continued serving a predominantly African American clientele.

1965

As of 2018, the building houses the James M. Singleton Charter School, part of the Orleans Parish School Board. It closed in September 1965 however, suffering damage from Hurricane Betsy.

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