Portsmouth Community Library - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Portsmouth Community Library - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Portsmouth Community Library, also known as the Portsmouth Colored Community Library, is a historic library building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 at 804 South Street. It is a one-story, three-bay, brick building with a hipped roof. It was built to provide for the reading needs of Portsmouth's African Americans. Bertha Edwards was the first librarian, and was a key to its success as she raised funds for the library. Read more on Wikipedia
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