Lillian Marrero/Lehigh Avenue Branch
Historical Images of Philadelphia Free Library Departments and Branches
Item Info
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Lehigh Avenue Branch, the third Free Library branch that was built with funds from Andrew Carnegie, opened on November 20, 1906. This photograph was taken in August of 1950. The basement of the Lehigh Avenue Branch was used to stockpile books for the new Bushrod Branch, which opened on October 25 of that year.
The Lehigh Avenue Branch was saved from a planned relocation in the mid-1960s, and was instead rehabilitated in 1967. In 2005, the branch was renamed the Lillian Marrero Branch, in memory of Lillian E. Marrero-Rios, a librarian at this branch for many years. She ran a food bank in the library’s basement, which is still in operation.
The branch serves the communities of Central North Philadelphia, Fairhill, St. Edwards/Hartranft, and West Kensington.
Creation Year: 1950
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.142456
Geocode Latitude:39.992764