Nix Library

By Tricia Hall

Throughout the 1920s, Carrollton residents and New Orleans Public (NOPL) Library officials lobbied the city to build a facility in the Carrollton neighborhood. In 1928, the Council appropriated $20,000 for the purchase of a lot in the area, but further funding to construct the branch was not forthcoming. Later that year, brothers James, Ralph, and John Nix donated a lot at the corner of Carrollton Avenue and Willow Street in memory of their parents.

Their generosity freed the $20,000 for use in building the branch. The Nix Branch, NOPL's sixth facility, opened to the public on December 1, 1930.

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1401 S. Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA

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Tricia Hall, “Nix Library,” New Orleans Historical, accessed May 21, 2024, https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/360.

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Published on Sep 30, 2012. Last updated on Aug 25, 2019.