Southeast Library

One of the first neighborhood libraries when it opened in 1922, this Capitol Hill location serves a diverse and vibrant community that is home to the similarly historic Eastern Market.

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façade of Southeast Library

Address

403 7th St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
United States

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Northeast Library

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Southeast Library Construction Updates

Rendering of the south facing universal entrance of the Southeast Library

The modernization of the Southeast Library is nearly complete! The Library will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 10. DC Public Library has hired the design/build team of Whiting-Turner Construction/Quinn Evans Architects for the $33 million transformation of this historic Carnegie library. The design is a blend of preservation, renovation and rehabilitation. 

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Southeast Library Modernization Project

The Southeast Library is being modernized. The design for the $33 million transformation of this historic Carnegie library is now complete. The renovated library will include expanded space for children, teens and adults, more space for books, computers and seating, preservation and restoration of the building's historic elements, a universally accessible entrance, restoring the exterior landscape, environmentally sustainable design and more meeting, collaboration, and study space

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