Washington Libraries

Washington D.C. is home the Library of Congress, one of the oldest and largest federal libraries,with millions of books from all over the world as well as photographs, recordings, manuscripts and maps.

The District of Columbia Public Library provides an environment that encourages reading, learning and community discussion. The first District of Columbia Public Library was built in 1912 and now there are 23 branches of the library. The DC Public Library also offers free meeting spaces, computer classes, adult literacy courses, income tax assistance and other adaptive services to its members.

Washington D.C. Library Directory

These Washington D.C. Libraries are at your service:

• Anacostia Neighborhood Library
  1800 Good Hope Road, SE
  Washington DC 20020
  (202) 698-1190
• Benning Branch Library
  3935 Benning Road, NE
  Washington DC 20019
  (202) 724-4787
• Capitol View Branch Library
  5001 Central Avenue, SE
  Washington DC 20019
  (202) 645-0755
• Chevy Chase Branch Library
  5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20015
  (202) 282-0021
• Cleveland Park Branch Library
  3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20008
  (202) 282-3080
• Deanwood Kiosk
  4215 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE
  Washington DC 20019
  (202) 724-8526
• Francis A. Gregory Branch Library
  3660 Alabama Avenue, SE
  Washington DC 20020
  (202) 645-4297
• Georgetown Branch Library
  3260 R Street, NW
  Washington DC 20007
  (202) 282-0220
• Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library
  7420 Georgia Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20012
  (202) 541-6100
• Lamond-Riggs Branch Library
  5401 South Dakota Avenue, NE
  Washington DC 20011
  (202) 541-6255
• Langston Community Library
  2600 Benning Road, NE
  Washington DC 20002
  (202) 724-8665
• Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
  901 G Street, NW
  Washington DC 20001
  (202) 727-1111
• Mount Pleasant Branch Library
  3160 16th Street, NW
  Washington DC 20010
  (202) 671-0200
• Northeast Branch Library
  330 7th Street, NE
  Washington DC 20002
  (202) 698-3320
• Palisades Branch Library
  4901 V Street, NW
  Washington DC 20007
  (202) 282-3139
• Parklands-Turner Community Library
  1700 Alabama Avenue, SE
  Washington DC 20020
  (202) 698-1103
• Petworth Branch Library
  4200 Kansas Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20011
  (202) 541-6300
• R. L. Christian Community Library
  1300 H Street, NE
  Washington DC 20002
  (202) 724-8599
• Southeast Branch Library
  403 7th Street, SE
  Washington DC 20003
  (202) 698-3374
• Southwest Branch Library
  900 Wesley Place, SW
  Washington DC 20024
  (202) 724-4752
• Sursum Corda Community Library
  135 New York Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20001
  (202) 724-4772
• Takoma Park Branch Library
  416 Cedar Street, NW
  Washington DC 20012
  (202) 576-7252
• Tenley-Friendship Branch Library
  4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20016
  (202) 282-3090
• Washington Highlands Branch Library
  115 Atlantic Street, SW
  Washington DC 20032
  (202) 645-5880
• Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Branch Library
  1701 8th Street, NW
  Washington DC 20001
  (202) 671-0212
• West End Branch Library
  1101 24th Street, NW
  Washington DC 20037
  (202) 724-8707
• Woodridge Regional Branch Library
  1801 Hamlin Street, NE
  Washington DC 20018
  (202) 541-6226