Woodridge Neighborhood Library | |
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38°55′39″N 76°58′43″W / 38.927517°N 76.978716°W | |
Location | 1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington, DC 20018, United States |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1958; reopened 2016 |
Branch of | District of Columbia Public Library |
Other information | |
Website | https://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.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7][8][9]
The new library's roof terrace is the first of its kind in the city.[8] It is used for library and community programming, including concerts hosted by the DC Punk Archive.[2]