Woodridge Neighborhood Library

Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Woodridge Neighborhood Library in 2021
38°55′39″N 76°58′43″W / 38.927517°N 76.978716°W / 38.927517; -76.978716
Location1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington, DC 20018, United States
TypePublic library
Established1958; reopened 2016
Branch ofDistrict of Columbia Public Library
Other information
Websitehttps://www.dclibrary.org/woodridge

The Woodridge Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Woodridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1801 Hamlin Street NE. A small sub-branch library at 2206 Rhode Island Ave NE served the neighborhood starting in 1929, and a full-fledged library branch opened at the current site in 1958. It was replaced in 2016 by a new, 20,000-square-foot library built at a cost of $16.5 million, after nearly three years of construction. The new building was designed by Wiencek & Associates and Bing Thom Architects.

The new library's roof terrace is the first of its kind in the city. It is used for library and community programming, including concerts hosted by the DC Punk Archive.

References

  1. ↑ "Woodridge Library". District of Columbia Public Library. September 14, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "DC Punk Archive's Summer Concert Series Comes To Woodridge Library's Rooftop". The Brookland Bridge. July 21, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Woodridge Library History". District of Columbia Public Library. July 23, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Speech at Woodridge Branch Library dedication | Dig DC". Dig DC. January 16, 1958. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Austermuhle, Martin (June 29, 2012). "The New Cathedral: D.C.'s Rebuilt Public Libraries Draw Praise for Design and Purpose". DCist. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Woodridge Library Celebrates Its 90 Year Anniversary With A Day-Long Celebration Saturday". The Brookland Bridge. December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Woodridge Library". District of Columbia Public Library. October 27, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Mattiace, Gaia (September 20, 2016). "Ward 5 Library Set to Reopen". The Hoya. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ Sadon, Rachel (September 22, 2016). "Photos: There's 'Not A Bad View' In The Dramatic New Woodridge Library". DCist. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2021.