Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library

The Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 4450 Wisconsin Avenue NW.[1] A public library branch first opened in the area in 1926, and a library at the current site opened in 1960.[2] A redesigned library branch was built at a cost of $18 million[3] and opened in 2011.[4] The Washington Post described the new library building, which featured a green roof and other sustainable-design features,[5] as "one of the best things for D.C. in decades",[3] though it experienced years of problems with a leaky roof.[6]

Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library
The library in 2011
CountryUnited States
TypePublic library
Location4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016
Coordinates38.947659°N 77.079812°W / 38.947659; -77.079812
Branch ofDistrict of Columbia Public Library
Websitehttps://www.dclibrary.org/tenley
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References
  1. "Tenley-Friendship Library". District of Columbia Public Library. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "Tenley-Friendship Library History". District of Columbia Public Library. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. Kennicott, Philip (January 23, 2011). "One of the best things for D.C. in decades". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. "Tenley-Friendship Library". District of Columbia Public Library. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  5. "Tenley-Friendship Library". Forrester Construction. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  6. Thebault, Reis (August 31, 2018). "At a showcase D.C. library, showers outside mean rain inside". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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