- Target:
- The Major of Philadelphia
- Region:
- United States of America
Named in honor of a Philadelphia optician, pioneer microscope maker and philanthropist, the James W. Queen Memorial Library was founded in 1907.
Queen Memorial Branch opened on Tuesday, January 17, 1995 in the Landreth Apartments, a residence for seniors. The building, built in 1889, is a renovated elementary school - —the former Landreth School.
Mamie Nichols, Executive Director of the Point Breeze Federation, was a prime leader behind the renovation of the school into a "multi-purpose achievement center."
The library was named in honor of a Philadelphia optician, pioneer microscope maker and philanthropist, the James W. Queen Memorial Library, and was founded in 1907.
Stop the closing of the Queen memorial library!
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The Stop the closing of the Queen memorial library petition to The Major of Philadelphia was written by latoya and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition.