[1] The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions.

[5] A document quoted in a U.S. Congressional report stated that as it was first established on land that was a donation from African-Americans, "Gregory Elementary had a special link to black life in the neighborhood.

[7] Circa the 1920s the school was adjacent to the lake, and the area often flooded, with students and staff needing to pass through watery corridors.

[7] In a period before 1980, there were approximately 512 APV residents who were students at Gregory, making up about 37.6% of the total school enrollment.

[5] When it was vacant, it had broken windows, a leaky roof that allowed rain to pour into the facility, and pigeons living in there.

As part of the renovation process, the school's windows were removed, restored, and reinstalled, and the brick on the east, south, and west sides of the building was cleaned and preserved.

Lenwood Johnson, an organization member, stated that the library refused to archive documents about an effort to prevent the closing of Allen Parkway Village, and Timothy O'Brien, a member of the group, said "They don't want to hear the low-income black history because it indicts the African-American politicians.