NOPL Locations

New Orleans Public Library Locations

This is a list of opening and closing dates (where applicable) of New Orleans Public Library’s facilities. The opening date is usually the date of the building’s dedication, not necessarily the day when the building actually opened to the public. The list also includes information on the building’s fate in Hurricane Katrina and subsequent progress toward recovery. Current Library locations and hours are available here.

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Building	Address	Opening Date	Closing Date	Hurricane Katrina	Post Katrina
Algiers Point Branch (now Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch)	725 Pelican Ave.	12/28/1907		Minor damage; no flooding	Reopened October 31, 2005; Closed in May, 2008 for major repairs; temporary branch relocated to the Algiers Courthouse Carriage House, 225 Morgan St.; reopened in original location, July 10, 2013
Algiers Regional Branch	3014 Holiday Dr.	4/19/1966		Major damage from wind and rain; demolished	Trailer opened, June 2006; replaced by temporary building, November, 2008; rebuilt branch opened July 11, 2012
Alvar Branch	913 Alvar St.	11/7/1940		Flooded with about a foot of water; closed and gutted	Reopened, June 2006
Broad Branch (now Rosa Keller Library and Community Center)	4300 South Broad Ave.	11/19/1993		Major flooding; partially demolished	Temporary branch opened, December, 2008; rebuilt branch opened March 16, 2012
Broadmoor Branch	3841 Washington Ave.	4/4/1954	1981
Canal Branch	2940 Canal St.	8/26/1911	1958
Central City Branch	Mahalia Jackson Childhood and Family Learning Center 2405 Jackson Ave.	11/15/2010	9/27/2019
Central City Branch	Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center 2020 Jackson Ave. Suite 139	10/7/2019			New location opens with pop-up services starting on October 7, 2019
Dryades Branch	1924 Philip St.	10/23/1915	1965
East New Orleans Regional Branch	5641 Read Bvd.	10/23/1968		Major flooding; demolished	Temporary branch opened in the Einstein School, December, 2007 (and closed July, 2009); temporary building opened on branch site, October 5, 2009; rebuilt branch opened April 12, 2012
Main Library	219 Loyola Ave.	12/15/1958		Minor damage; no flooding	Reopened, October 31, 2005
Main Library (Lee Circle)	1031 St Charles Ave.	10/15/1908	1958
Martin Luther King Branch	1611 Fats Domino Ave	10/14/1995		Major flooding	Reopened October 2007
Mid-City Branch	3700 Orleans Ave.	2/1/2011	10/22/2016		Temporary branch at 330 N. Carrollton Ave. opened, June 11, 2007. Reopened at 3700 Orleans Ave., February 14, 2011.
Mid-City Branch	4140 Canal St.	12/1/2016
Milton Latter Memorial Branch	5120 St. Charles Ave.	10/31/1948		Roof damage, no flooding	Reopened, January 2006
Napoleon Branch (now Children's Resource Center)	913 Napoleon Ave.	1/31/1908		Minor damage; no flooding	Reopened January 9, 2006; Major renovation completed, June 2006
Nix Branch	1401 South Carrollton Ave.	11/29/1930		Minor damage, no flooding	Reopened October 31, 2005
Nora Navra Branch (Original building called Branch 9)	1901 North Galvez St. (for a few months starting 6/12/1946) then St. Bernard & North Prieur in the fall	10/8/1946	1954
Nora Navra Branch	1902 St. Bernard Ave.	5/2/1954		Major flooding; closed and gutted	Rebuilt branch opened May 12, 2018
Norman Mayer ("Gentilly") Branch	3001 Gentilly Blvd.	3/27/1949		Major flooding; demolished	Temporary branch opened at 2077 Caton St., July 5, 2010; rebuilt branch opened March 20, 2012
Robert E. Smith Branch First building	6301 Canal Blvd.	4/8/1956
Robert E. Smith Branch Second building	6301 Canal Blvd.	11/5/1979		Major flooding; demolished	Bookmobile provided service, beginning May 2006; temporary branch opened, December 2008; rebuilt branch opened March 22, 2012
Royal Branch	2100 Royal St.	11/25/1907	1965