The Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library is a branch of the

District of Columbia Public Library The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system for Washington, D.C. The system includes 26 individual libraries including Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, DCPL's central library. History In October 1895, ...

in the

Congress Heights Congress Heights is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The irregularly shaped neighborhood is bounded by the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus, Lebaum Street SE, 4th Street SE, and Newcomb Street SE on ...

neighborhood of

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It is located at 1547 Alabama Avenue SE. A small library kiosk opened in the area in 1976, and a somewhat larger facility opened in 1984, which was eventually replaced in 2009 by a new $878,000 library facility. The notably small 4,900-square-foot library is located in a leased space in the Shops at Parkland

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. In 2019, the library system conducted a study of potential sites for an expanded library in the neighborhood, and the district has budgeted money for the project for fiscal year 2022. The new full-service, 20,000-square-foot plus library is proposed to be built next to the

Congress Heights Station Congress Heights station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station situated in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Opened on January 13, 2001, the station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area ...

at 1290 Alabama Avenue SE.{{Cite web, date=2020-12-07, title=New Parklands-Turner/Congress Heights Library, url=https://www.dclibrary.org/news/new-parklands-turner-congress-heights-library

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Official website
Congress Heights Public libraries in Washington, D.C.