Eastern Colored Branch Library, Louisville, KY (Jefferson County)
(start date: 1907 - end date: December 35, 1975)The Eastern Colored Branch Library opened in Louisville, KY on January 28, 1914; it was the second Carnegie Colored Library built in the U.S. and operated under the Louisville Free Public Library.
At that time, Louisville was the only city in the U.S. with two Colored libraries. There was an earlier library referred to as the East End Branch of the Colored Library, established in January of 1907, located in Eastern School. Assistant Librarian, Mrs. E. G. Harris [Rachel Davis Harris], was in charge of the collection.
The Carnegie Eastern Colored Branch Library closed in 1975. It was the last Carnegie-funded library built in Louisville, KY.
For more see Library Service to African Americans in Kentucky, by R. F. Jones; "Confirmation classes held," Freeman, 1/19/1907, p. 1; see "Eastern Colored Branch Library, Louisville, KY, (1914-1975)," a BlackPast.com webpage.