Logan Library
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Upcoming Events
Grab N Go Kits for Kids
If you can't come to the library yet, we can come to you. Each Wednesday we will be giving away a limited number of Grab N Go kits to kids during the food distribution program at Logan…
Children's Meal Distribution
We are offering a free, weekly meal distribution to children, or families of children, up to 18 years old. Each child will receive one breakfast and one lunch per day, up to 5 each. …
Child Anxiety Information Session (Virtual)
Is a child in your life feeling afraid or anxious? Join us for a webinar which will offer reassurance, tips and guidance on how to support them. Therapists from the Child and…
Children's Meal Distribution
We are offering a free, weekly meal distribution to children, or families of children, up to 18 years old. Each child will receive one breakfast and one lunch per day, up to 5 each. …
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.