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Opening (and Closing) Dates of NOPL Buildings
This is a "quick list" of opening and (if applicable) closing dates of New Orleans Public Library's facilities. The opening date is usually the date of the building's dedication, not necessarily the day when the building actually opened to the public. The list has been updated to include information on the building's fate in Hurricane Katrina and subsequent progress toward recovery. |
| Building | Opening Date | Closing Date | Hurricane Katrina | Post Katrina | Recovery Notes |
| Royal Branch | November 25, 1907 | 1965 | |||
| Algiers Point Branch (now Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch) | December 28, 1907 | Minor damage; no flooding | Reopened October 31, 2005 | Closed in May, 2008 for major repairs; temporary branch relocated to the Algiers Courthouse Carriage House, 225 Morgan St. | |
| Napoleon Branch (now Children's Resource Center) | January 31, 1908 | Minor damage; no flooding | Reopened January 9, 2006 | Major rennovation completed, June 2006 | |
| Main Library (Lee Circle) | October 15, 1908 | 1958 | |||
| Canal Branch | August 26, 1911 | 1958 | |||
| Dryades Branch | October 23, 1915 | 1965 | |||
| Nix Branch | November 29, 1930 | Minor damage, no flooding | Reopened October 31, 2005 | ||
| Alvar Branch | November 7, 1940 | Flooded with about a foot of water; closed and gutted | Reopened, June 2006 | ||
| Milton Latter Memorial Branch | October 31, 1948 | Roof damage, no flooding | Reopened, January 2006 | ||
| Norman Mayer ("Gentilly") Branch | March 27, 1949 | Major flooding; demolished | Temporary branch opened at 2077 Caton St., July 5, 2010 | New branch under construction | |
| Broadmoor Branch | April 4, 1954 | 1981 | |||
| Nora Navra Branch (Original building called Branch 9) |
May 2, 1954 October 8, 1946 |
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Major flooding; closed and gutted | Slated for rebuild | |
| Robert E. Smith Branch First building Second building |
April 8, 1956 November 5, 1979 |
Major flooding; demolished | Bookmobile provided service, beginning May 2006; temporary branch opened, December 2008 | New branch under construction | |
| Main Library (219 Loyola Ave.) | December 15, 1958 | Minor damage; no flooding | Reopened, October 31, 2005 | ||
| Algiers Regional Branch | April 19, 1966 | Major damage from wind and rain; demolished | Trailer opened, June 2006; replaced by temporary building, November, 2008 | New branch under construction | |
| East New Orleans Regional Branch | October 23, 1968 | Major flooding; demolished | Temporary branch opened in the Einstein School, December, 2007 (and closed July, 2009); temporary building opened on branch site, October 5, 2009 | New branch under construction | |
| Broad Branch (now Rosa Keller Branch) | November 19, 1993 | Major flooding; partially demolished | Temporary branch opened, December, 2008 | New branch under construction | |
| Martin Luther King Branch | October 14, 1995 | Major flooding | Reopened October 2007 | ||
| Mid-City Branch | July 26, 2007 | Temporary branch at 330 N. Carrollton Ave. opened, July 26, 2007. Reopened at 3700 Orleans Ave., February 14, 2011. | |||
| Central City Branch | November 15, 2010 | Opened in the Mahalia Jackson Childhood and Family Learning Center, November 15, 2010 |
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