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 | Douglass Branch Library |
Detroit, MI 48208
(313) 833-9714
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Opened March 29, 1971, the Douglass Branch for Specialized Services was named in honor of Frederick Douglass, the gifted orator and civil rights leader of the Civil War period, and the
Services:
Special Events
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SUBJECT DEPARTMENTS
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
INTERET LAB
PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES
Business Categories:
Libraries
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Opened March 29, 1971, the Douglass Branch for Specialized Services was named in honor of Frederick Douglass, the gifted orator and civil rights leader of the Civil War period, and the
well-known
Scripps-Booth
family,
who
were
benefactors
of
thelibrary
in
numerous
areas.
James
E.
Scripps
was
a
member
of
the
Detroit
Library
Commission
from
1900
to
1905.
The
Douglass
Branch
is
located
on
the
former
estate
of
George
G.
Booth
(James
E.
Scripps'
son-in-law),
a
Detroit
philanthropist,
who
donated
his
land
and
house
to
the
city
of
Detroit
in
1905
with
the
requirement
that
it
become
a
public
park
and
a
branch
library.
The
house
was
used
as
a
public
library
until
around
1966,
when
it
was
demolished
to
make
way
for
the
existing
building.
The
distinguishing
feature
of
the
Douglass
Branch
is
the
Frederick
Douglass
Mural,
which
depicts
the
meeting
between
Frederick
Douglass
and
John
Brown
that
took
place
in
Detroit
in
March
of
1859.
Created
by
muralist
Leroy
Foster,
it
measures
10
feet
by
12
feet
and
was
in
the
Douglass
Branch
at
the
time
of
its
opening.
The
Douglass
Branch
provides
a
center
for
children's
services
and
programs
and
Library
On
Wheels
(LOW)
(a
city-wide
bookmobile,
which
provides
door-to-door
service
to
senior
centers,
apartment
buildings,
nursing
homes,
and
adult
foster
homes).
Another
service
housed
in
this
branch
is
the
Library
for
the
Blind
and
Physically
Handicapped,
which
provides
talking
books
and
computers
equipped
with
assistive
hardware
and
software.
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Services:
Special Events
Additional Info:
YOUR INFORMATION DESTINATION
SUBJECT DEPARTMENTS
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
INTERET LAB
PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES
Business Categories:
Libraries
Website
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