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Denver Public Library extends hours at some locations
Re-opens Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Staff Report
e Denver Public Library has announced that it will be open for additional hours at several of its locations, and the reopening of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library.
e following locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays: Green Valley Ranch Branch Library, Sam Gary Branch Library, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, Hadley Branch Library and Hampden Branch Library.
Each of those libraries will also have one day each week during which it will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. To nd out which weekday each of the locations will be open until 8 p.m., visit denverlibrary.org/ locations.
Plans are in the works to add hours at other locations as well.
e extended hours are thanks to the Strong Library, Strong Denver supported by the Denver Public Library Fund, which voters passed in November 2022. Learn more at denlib.org/stronglibrary.
e Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St. in the Five Points neighborhood, reopened on Aug. 7, following its May 2022 closure for renovations.
It is now open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and ursdays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. e renovations are part of the Elevate Denver Bond that voters passed in 2017. Renovations include a redesigned rst oor, a new teen space, new study rooms, refreshed community meetings rooms and cosmetic improvements on the second and third oors. e Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library is a fullservice branch library and is one of ve African American research libraries part of a public library system in the United States. It houses collection archives and has a museum dedicated to Denver’s African American community.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the community is invited to a reopening ribbon cutting ceremony from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 12. e event will include refreshments, entertainment and programming.
To learn more about BlairCaldwell African American Research Library, visit history.denverlibrary.org/about-blair.
