Detroit Public Library
The Detroit Public Library (5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202) is the largest library system in Michigan. It is composed of a Main Library on Woodward Avenue, which houses DPL administration offices, and twenty-three branch locations across the city. The Main Library is located in Detroit’s Cultural Center neighborhood adjacent to the Wayne State University campus and across the street from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
History
A stand alone public library in Detroit dates back to 1865. A 1842 state law requiring the Detroit Board of Education to open a library resulted in a public reading room opening on March 25 in the old Capitol High School at State and Griswold Street.
Branches
- Bowen Branch
3648 W. Vernor/W. Grand Blvd.
- Campbell Branch Library
8733 W. Vernor/Springwells
- Chandler Park Branch
12800 Harper/Dickerson
- Chaney Branch
16101 Grand River/Greenfield
- Chase Branch
17731 W. Seven M./Southfield
- Conely Branch
4600 Martin/Michigan
- Duffield Branch
2507 W. Grand Blvd./14th St.
- Douglass Branch for Specialized Services
- Library on Wheels (LOW)
- Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
3666 Grand River/Trumbull
- Edison Branch
18400 Joy Rd./Southfield
- Elmwood Park Branch
550 Chene/Lafayette
- Franklin Branch
13651 E. McNichols/Gratiot
- Hubbard Branch
12929 W. McNichols/J. Couzens
- Jefferson Branch
12350 E. Outer Drive/E. Warren
- Knapp Branch
13330 Conant/E. Davison
- Lincoln Branch
1221 E. Seven Mile/Russell
- Main Library
5201 Woodward Ave.
- Mark Twain Annex
Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 4741 Iroquois
- Monteith Branch
14100 Kercheval/Eastlawn
- Parkman Branch
1766 Oakman Blvd./Linwood
- Redford Branch
21200 Grand River/W. McNichols
- Richard Branch
9876 Grand River/Stoepel
- Sherwood Forest Branch
7117 W. Seven Mile/Livernois
- Skillman Branch
121 Gratiot / Library
- Wilder Branch
7140 E. Seven Mile/Van Dyke
A stand alone public library in Detroit dates back to 1865.