Braswell Memorial Library

Library in North Carolina

35°56′59.8″N 77°47′48.6″W / 35.949944°N 77.796833°W / 35.949944; -77.796833LocationRocky Mount, North Carolina, USATypePublicEstablished1922Other informationDirectorCatherine RocheWebsitebraswell-library.libguides.com

Braswell Memorial Public Library is a public library in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Initially organized as the Woman's Club Library in 1922, in 1923 the library moved into the building which bore the name The Thomas Hackney Braswell Memorial Library. In 2002, the library moved across the street into a new 60,000 square foot facility, and assumed a new identity as an interlocal governmental entity - created and funded by the City of Rocky Mount, Nash County, and Edgecombe County. It is affiliated with and provides administrative support to 5 other local libraries.^[1] Recently, it joined the State Library's NC Cardinal consortium of public libraries that share an online catalog and integrated library system that allows it to share books and other materials with member libraries.^[2]

Other Locations

Bailey Public Library (Wesley Privette Memorial) in Bailey, North Carolina
Harold D. Cooley Library in Nashville, North Carolina (affiliated but independently administered)
Middlesex Public Library in Middlesex, North Carolina
Spring Hope Public Library in Spring Hope, North Carolina
Whitakers Public Library in Whitakers, North Carolina

References

^ Harper, Amelia (January 30, 2019). "Spring Hope, Braswell libraries team up". Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ Roche, Catherine (February 24, 2019). "Braswell joins library consortium". Rocky Mount Telegram. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.