West Roxbury Branch Library

WEST ROXBURY, MA.

Special Features

• World language collections in Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish
• Reading Garden
• Home to the West Roxbury Historical Society

History

• In 1876, the Boston Public Library took over the collection of the West Roxbury Free Library and created the West Roxbury Delivery Station, which became a full branch in 1896.
• In 1922, the branch moved to its current location. In 1977, a fire destroyed the neighboring West Roxbury Congregational Church and the land was deeded to the Trustees of the Boston Public Library for a branch addition.
• On September 24, 1989, a new addition opened with community rooms, a gallery, and a reading garden.