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The Atlanta Central Library in Downtown Atlanta is the main library and headquarters of the Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System. [1] The visual conceptualization of the building was influenced by mid-century modernism and the International Style, with the exterior cladding and surface being Béton Brut; an architectural aesthetic that later became known as Brutalism or Brutalist.
This is a list of all public library systems in Georgia, United States, serviced under the Georgia Public Library Service. [1] Georgia has 62 library systems [2] consisting of 387 branches serving its 159 counties. [3]
The Carnegie Library remained the main library of the system for most of the century. The library was renovated in 1950 and 1966 through city bond funding. Before 1950 the system was referred to as the Carnegie Library, but to commemorate the renovation of the central Carnegie Library the system was renamed the Atlanta Public Library in 1950. [3]
The ninth library to in the US to receive a grant from Carnegie and the second after Pittsburgh to have multiple branches commissioned. Demolished in 1977 4: Atlanta South Branch Atlanta: Oct 3, 1898 — 5: Atlanta Ann Wallace Branch Atlanta: Oct 3, 1898 — 523 Luckie St. NW Now a bank 6: Atlanta Auburn Ave. Branch Atlanta: Oct 3, 1898 — 333 ...
The library opened on May 14, 1994, with 50,000 square feet of space at a cost of $10 million. [5] It became the second public library in the United States focused on black history and culture. [5] The renovation completed in 2016, led by Perkins and Will, expanded the library to 106,500 square feet. [9]
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The first public library in the county was opened in 1907, in Lithonia.In 1925 a larger public library was founded in Decatur, the county seat of DeKalb County.In 1952 branches of the Decatur Library were established in Brookhaven and Doraville, and the Decatur Library was renamed the Decatur-DeKalb Library. [9]
Atlanta Public Schools serve the West End. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. Saint Anthony of Padua School in the West End was established in 1912. In 1997 it had 125 students. [10] It permanently closed in Spring 2001 [11] Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the West End Branch. [12]