Smithfield Branch Library

The Smithfield Branch Library first opened in 1918 as the Booker T. Washington Library.  It was one of the state's first libraries for black Alabamians. The branch library was located in three leased rooms of the Masonic Temple Building at 4th Avenue North and 117th Street . It was not until 1956 that the first Smithfield Library Branch building was dedicated. It holds an important place in the city's history, being the first building specifically built to hold a library for black residents of Birmingham.   

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Neighborhood Information

Directions
*From I-59/20 take Arkadelphia (US 78) exit (#123). 
*Travel south on Arkadelphia Road to traffic light adjacent to Birmingham-Southern College & McCoy
United Methodist.
*Turn left at 8th Avenue West. 
*Go to traffic light at intersection of 8th Avenue West & Center St.
*Library on right. 

Map

#1 8th Avenue West
Birmingham, Alabama 35204
(205) 324-8428