West End Neighborhood Library

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West End Neighborhood Library
Location2301 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20037, United States
TypePublic library
Branch ofDistrict of Columbia Public Library
Other information
Websitewww.dclibrary.org/westend
The former building in 2009

The West End Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 2301 L Street NW.[1] The library opened in 1967 at 1101 24th Street NW and was the city's first public library branch to offer air conditioning.[2] A new library opened in 2017 as part of a mixed-use development project[3] designed by architect Enrique Norton.[4]

The library's temporary location in the Watergate complex in 2017

References

  1. "West End Library". District of Columbia Public Library. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "West End Library History". District of Columbia Public Library. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. "West End Library". District of Columbia Public Library. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. "Look Inside DC's Stunning New West End Library | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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