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• The Ward One Library Coalition

  The Mount Pleasant Library Dynamo homepage.

• History of the Mount Pleasant Library

  Built in 1925 and still standing today.

• Protest targets ramp at new library branch

  Plans to expand and update the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Library caused more protests yesterday, with a group of seniors and disabled residents saying a proposed 100-foot ramp that would wrap around the building would hinder access and demean them by leading to an entrance in the rear.

• Concerns Grow About Mt Pleasant Library Accessibility Issues

  ANC-1C has asked Councilmember Jim Graham to help expedite a response to the ANC letter asking DCPL about remaining concerns with the Mount Pleasant library project.

• ANC 1D Passes Library Study Funding Contract

  ANC-1D Resolution allowing for a matching funding contract with the community to support production of technical reports and expert advice regarding the Mount Pleasant Library project.

• Videos: 2010 Library Performance Oversight Hearing

  2010 Performance Oversight Hearing to keep some accountability of DC's public library system.

• March 27, 2010, 2PM -- Save Our Library Rally

  Let's keep our library open... say no to the premature closure of our only Ward One public library!

• Saturday, April 3, 2010, 4:30PM -- Three Reasons Rally

  Say NO to DCPL's premature closing our our Mount Pleasant Library.

• Library Occupation Funks the Police

  This dustup was only the most recent in a string of protests around the last of three original Carnegie libraries to be renovated, which has become a flashpoint for local library activists.

• Size Matters in DC Library Fight

  There can indeed be too much of a good thing, according to those fighting to preserve a historic library in Northwest Washington.

• Neighborhood Watch: Residents Flash-Mob Mt. Pleasant Library Expansion

  Mount Pleasant Public Library in Ward 1, set to close on Saturday for renovation and expansion, is the latest in the spotlight of the library wars.

• Neighborhood Watch: Residents Flash-Mob Mt. Pleasant Library Expansion

  Mount Pleasant Public Library in Ward 1, set to close on Saturday for renovation and expansion, is the latest in the spotlight of the library wars.

• Mt. Pleasant Library Set to Close for Construction

  The long-awaited overhaul of the Mount Pleasant Library is just about to begin.

• Mt. P library patrons not going quietly

  Mt. P library patrons not going quietly: Activists protested closing the Mount Pleasant Library for renovation Saturday.

• Protesters Occupy Mt Pleasant Library, Chain Door Open

  April 3 was the last day the Mt Peasant Library was open - for at least 18 months of renovation. On the same day of the closure, protesters held the building open at closing time with a door chained open and an occupation of the basement.

• Brief Timeline of DCPL Renovation and Expansion Plans

  Get a sense of what's happened in Mount Pleasant over time.

• Seniors, Disabled Say They are Unlikely to Use New Mt. Pleasant Library

  Residents of Samuel Kelsey Apartments expressed dismay when a paper “ramp” was rolled out in their parking lot on Tuesday to simulate what it would be like to use a 120 foot long and 7 foot high ramp, planned as part of a new main entrance to the Mt. Pleasant Library two blocks from their home.

• Second BZA Commissioner Finds Library Building Permit Issued in Error

  The ANC appeal of the Mt. Pleasant Library case before the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) gained support Tuesday from BZA Commissioner Jeffrey L. Hinkle, who was tasked with the case, after the BZA failed to reach a decision in early March.

• Zoning Board Questions Library’s “Need” for Exemption But Delays Decision, As Construction Continues Without Permit

  During more than six hours of testimony yesterday, the District’s Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) raised questions about the DC Public Library (Library)’s need to receive exemption from zoning requirements.

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