Logan Library
1333 Wagner Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141-2916
(Wagner Ave. & Old York Rd.)
Upcoming Events
Literacy Lab
Sat, May 2, 12:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Literacy Lab is a small group literacy instruction program for students in 1st to 3rd grade who struggle to read on grade level. The…
Literacy Lab
Sat, May 2, 2:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Literacy Lab is a small group literacy instruction program for students in 1st to 3rd grade who struggle to read on grade level. The…
Dance the Bop at the Library
Tue, May 5, 6:30 P.M.
Logan Library
The African American community in Philadelphia created a style of dance that took the country by storm in the 1950s, called the Philly Bop.…
Preschool Storytime
Wed, May 6, 10:30 A.M.
Logan Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun! For preschoolers and their families. Siblings are welcome to join us. Groups should call ahead…
Literacy Lab
Sat, May 9, 12:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Literacy Lab is a small group literacy instruction program for students in 1st to 3rd grade who struggle to read on grade level. The…
Literacy Lab
Sat, May 9, 2:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Literacy Lab is a small group literacy instruction program for students in 1st to 3rd grade who struggle to read on grade level. The…
About
Built in 1917, the Logan Branch Library serves the Logan community from the historic Carnegie building at the corner of Wagner Avenue and Old York Road.
We are part of the transformational Building Inspiration: 21st Century Libraries Initiative. Find out more here: http://www.21stcenturylibraries.org/.
History
As early as 1908 there was community interest in having a branch of the Free Library in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. For the next ten years, the Logan Improvement League worked zealously towards establishing a library location. In 1915, Mrs. Philip Garrett, owner of valuable real estate in Logan, offered to donate a portion of the Garrett Estate for a public library. The Logan Branch was built during 1917-1918 using funds donated by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who committed $1.5 million in 1903 for the purpose of building Free Library of Philadelphia branches.