Carter G. Woodson Regional Library

It is named for Carter Woodson,[1] founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

The library is in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood at 9525 S. Halsted St.

It is a full service library and is ADA compliant.

[2] The building opened on December 9, 1975 and, in addition to providing everyday library services, is home to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History & Literature,[3][4] which was started by Ms. Harsh when she was director of the George Cleveland Hall branch of Chicago Public Library.

The building was expanded in 1988 to provide updated facilities for the Harsh Collection.

Woodson Regional Library, viewed from the opposite corner of the 95th/Halsted Street intersection