NYC EDC and NYPL Melrose Library Reopens (2024)

December 10, 2024

The stately public library branch Andrew Carnegie paid to build in 1914 reopened this month after more than three years — with a new floor to go toward finally replacing stories lost to a fire decades ago.

by Jonathan Custodio  Dec. 10, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

Melrose residents in the South Bronx have their local library back. 

More than three years after the Melrose Library branch closed its doors for renovations, New York Public Library administrators, elected officials, and community members celebrated the reopening of the Melrose Library at 910 Morris Avenue. 


The branch returned last week with an additional floor, an elevator, separate floors dedicated to children, teens, and adults, and colorful, plush furniture along with new computers, programming spaces, and a community room. 



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