Cleveland UMADAOP, Cleveland, Ohio
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N 41° 31.325 W 081° 38.009
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With the assistance of grants from Andrew Carnegie, fifteen branch libraries were built in Cleveland during the period from 1904 to 1920. The former East 79th branch no longer functions as a library.
Waymark Code: WM5AC1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2008
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The
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 East 79th branch was designed by architect William Robert Powell, who also designed the Brooklyn and Jefferson branches. The library was open from 1916 until 1989. It is now in use by the Cleveland Urban Minority Alcoholism Drug Abuse Outreach Program, or Cleveland UMADAOP. This group strives to prevent and treat substance abuse in minority communities.
References:
Armentrout, Mary Ellen: Carnegie Libraries of Ohio
Cleveland UMADAOP
Cleveland Public Library