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Norfolk's first library opened in a large rent-free room in the Norfolk Academy building. Built in 1840, the Norfolk Academy (Bank Street) was a copy of the Grecian-Doric temple of Theseus at Athens and was designed by Thomas U. Walter of Philadelphia. C. Hall, a prominent book merchant of this city, directed the building. The Norfolk Chamber of Commerce is now housed here.
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|  | (b) YMCA Building
In 1883, the library moved into the YMCA building on Main Street.
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|  | Newton House
In 1893, the library moved to the Newton House on the corner of Granby and College Place. The house was built in 1793 and used by the Branch Bank of the U.S. and the Farmers Bank of Virginia. It was sold to George Newton in 1828.
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|  | (d) Van Wyck Branch Library
On May 15,1916 Van Wyck Branch, Norfolk's first branch library opened at 345 Shirley Avenue
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| |  | (f) Blyden Branch Library
On July 19,1921 the Blyden Branch opened, the first library for blacks supported by a municpality in Virginia.
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| |  | (h) Ocean View Branch Library
On July 21, the Ocean View Branch (later Pretlow) opened on the second floor of an office building. In 1939 it was moved into a large room in Ocean View School with a separate entrance on Government Ave. It was moved to the end of Granby Street in 1961.
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|  | (i) Tanners Creek Branch Library
On September 24, 1923, the Tanners Creek branch opened in a half-basement in Larchmont School. It would later become the Larchmont branch.
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|  | (j) Mary Churchill Brown
The Sargeant Memorial Room opened in May 1927, with Mary Churchill Brown in charge. Due to the efforts of Mr. Sargeant and Miss Pretlow, there was finally enough Virginiana to set aside an entire room for it -- the Library Board room was fireproofed and dedicated SMR. The collection included one of the most complete files of historical newspapers in the U.S at that time. (by 1957, SMR averaged 6 patrons a day)
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| |  | (l) Barron F. Black Branch Library
In 1977, Barron F. Black Branch Library (later Barron F. Black Homework Center), opened at 6700 E. Tanners Creek Dr.
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|  | Norfolk Public Library
In January, 1947, a "Branch Library" was created at the South Pole when 12 books from the Norfolk Public Library were loaned to Admiral Byrd's Expedition.
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