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Opening (and Closing) Dates of NOPL Buildings
This is a "quick list" of opening and (if applicable) closing dates 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. For more complete histories of the NOPL branches, see the individual branch pages at our Holdings and Services link. |
| Building | Opening Date | Closing Date |
| Royal Branch | November 25, 1907 | 1965 |
| Algiers Branch (now Algiers Point Branch) | December 28, 1907 | |
| Napoleon Branch (now Children's Resource Center) | January 31, 1908 | |
| Main Library (Lee Circle) | October 15, 1908 | 1958 |
| Canal Branch | August 26, 1911 | 1958 |
| Dryades Branch | October 23, 1915 | 1965 |
| Nix Branch | November 29, 1930 | |
| Alvar Branch | November 7, 1940 | |
| Latter Branch | October 31, 1948 | |
| Gentilly Branch | March 27, 1949 | |
| Broadmoor Branch | April 4, 1954 | 1981 |
| Nora Navra Branch (Original building called Branch 9) | May 2, 1954 October 8, 1946 |
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| Smith Branch (now Smith Regional Branch) (Original Building) (Current Building) | April 8, 1956 | |
| Main Library (Loyola Ave.) | December 15, 1958 | |
| Algiers Regional Branch | April 19, 1966 | |
| East New Orleans Regional Branch | October 23, 1968 | |
| Broad Branch | November 19, 1993 | |
| Martin Luther King Branch | October 14, 1995 |
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