Logan Library
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Start Adult Education classes through myPLACE: English Language Learners
Are you looking to improve your English Language Skills? Continue your educational journey through myPLACE, a network of adult education classes organized through the city of Philadelphia. Start…
Read Baby Read Storytime
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces in the childrens area! This program is designed for babies and toddlers aged 0-24 months. Space is limited. To save your…
Vaccination Clinic
The COVID vaccine is available in your neighborhood! All Philadelphians, ages 12 and up, are eligible to receive the vaccine, for free. No ID or insurance is required. Both 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.