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Historic Carnegie and Bull Street libraries; Rooftop tour from City Hall

City of Savannah Municipal Archives staff
For Savannah Morning News
National Library Week
To kick off National Library Week this week, the City of Savannah Municipal Archives shares this information of Savannah’s historic libraries.
The Carnegie Library on East Henry Street was both the first public library constructed for Savannah’s African-American community, as well as the first freestanding public library built in Savannah. The Carnegie Library was established by the Colored Library Association of Savannah who had started a “Library for Colored Citizens” in 1906, relying on donations for a book-lending facility they operated out of a doctor’s office. ....

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