Brooklyn Branch, Cleveland, Ohio
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boatchick
N 41° 27.254 W 081° 42.090
17T E 441409 N 4589420
With the assistance of grants from Andrew Carnegie, fifteen branch libraries were built in Cleveland during the period from 1904 to 1920. The Brooklyn Branch is one of six still in use as part of the Cleveland Public Library system.
Waymark Code: WM3Z6G
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2008
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Cleveland Public Library traces its roots back to a humble beginning in 1869 in a small rented room near Public Square in downtown Cleveland. Over the years, the library grew and expanded. William Howard Brett became the head of the Library in 1884, and would serve in that capacity until his death in 1918. Brett was successful in lobbying Andrew Carnegie for a total of $590,000 to build
fifteen branch libraries in Cleveland.
The Brooklyn branch is a small library in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Of the 6 Carnegie buildings still used by the Cleveland Public Library system, this is the smallest at 5900 square feet. The Brooklyn branch, like the Jefferson and East 79th street branches, was designed by Ohio architect William Robert Powell. Opened in 1919, the building was renovated in 1985. The library is located at the intersection of Pearl Road and Mapledale Avenue, across the street from Riverside Cemetery and just south of I-71. No parking is available but several bus routes serve the Pearl Road/West 25th Street/Denison Avenue area.