Locke Branch, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library; Toledo, Ohio
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N 41° 38.471 W 083° 31.108
17T E 290250 N 4613002
Quick Description: The Locke Branch of the Toledo Public Library was one of 5 branch libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie and built between 1916 and 1918.
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 3/30/2009 6:47:09 AM
Waymark Code: WM643M
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Long Description:?Public library service in Toledo dates back to the 1830s with the
formation of the Young Men’s Association Library. The Toledo Public
Library opened in 1873 and now lives on as the Toledo-Lucas County
Public Library. The Toledo Library initially applied for a Carnegie
grant in 1905 to remodel and expand the main library. The request
was denied, but a second application was approved in 1915 to build
5 new branch libraries.
The Locke branch library was named for David R. Locke, who was a
writer, editor, and later owner of the
http://www.toledoblade.com/>Toledo Blade newspaper. The
grand opening of this brick and limestone was 5 December 1917. The
original building was expanded significantly in 1935 and remodeled
in 1962. A 1995 bond levy was passed to fund a new and improved
http://www.toledolibrary.org/about/location.asp?brch=Locke>Locke
Branch, and the old Carnegie building closed its doors on Saturday,
21 July 2007. Locke Branch was the last of the five Carnegie-funded
buildings to remain open as a library. A May, 2008 Blade
article mentions that members of the East Toledo Historical
Society, the Toledo Historical Museum, and the Toledo Police
Historical Museum had toured the Locke building to consider it for
museum use; however, as of March 2009, a "For Sale" sign remains in
the front lawn.
References:
Armentrout, Mary Ellen. Carnegie Libraries in Ohio
http://www.toledolibrary.org/about/location.asp?brch=Locke>Toldeo-Lucas
County Public Library
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=ARCHIVES>
Toledo Blade online archives
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