Carver

A young boy is cutting a piece of paper with scissors at the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library, circa 1960s.

Group portrait of school children are seated in the library and they are all smiling at the camera, November 14, 1963. There is an adult woman in the back standing behind the group. Bookshelves are on the walls.

A group of children are seated on the floor in the library and there is a screen with a projector so they can view a film, February 17, 1961. There are five adult women as well.

A group of children seated in chairs at the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library, facing forward. A number of the girls are in Girl Scout uniforms.

Exterior view of the George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library, March 1967. A car is parked at the curb in front of the building. There is a book drop box at the curb.

A group of children are seated in chairs in the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library, circa 1950s. They are all facing the same direction, as if watching someone.

A group of children are sitting in the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library at story time on February 5, 1960. A very young boy is reading from Jack and Jill and a teacher or librarian holds another book.

Exterior view of the Carver Library Branch, with close focus on a Texas Historical Commission sign. The sign reads, " In Feb. 1926 the Austin Public Library opened in a room over a downtown store. Within months, the books were moved to this structure, built at Guadalupe and Ninth St., across from Woolridge Park. In 1933, with completion of a permanent library facility, the original building was relocated here to meet the request of the Black community for its own library. The frame structure was brick veneered and named for Black educator George Washington Carver. Directed by Hattie Henson, 1933-43, this was the first branch in the Austin library system. (1977)."

Exterior view of the Carver Library Branch facade. The brick building has a small lawn in front of it and faces a street with a sidewalk. A path leads from the sidewalk to double doors at the center of the facade. There are a set of doorsteps before this entrance, and a small cloth hangs from the roof above the double doors.

Exterior view of Carver Library Branch facade. The brick building has a small lawn in front of it and faces a street with a sidewalk. A path leads from the sidewalk to double doors at the center of the facade. There are a set of doorsteps before this entrance, and an awning with a sign above the double doors. The sign reads, "Geo. Washington Carver Branch of the Austin Public Library."

A group of children, some of them Girl Scouts, are seated in the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library.

Interior view of an unoccupied Carver Library Branch, showing several tables and chairs. There are open bookshelves along some of the walls, near windows.

Mural on south wall of Carver Branch of Austin Public Library, circa 1979

A young boy, Eugene Anderson, is standing in front of a bookshelf with his teacher, Gloria, Richards, who is holding a paper with a prize ribbon on it and handing that to the boy, April 20, 1966. He has won the 3rd place prize for the Austin Public Library Essay Contest. This image was created by Ronald Vaughn

Two boys and a girl are standing in front of a book case at the library. One boy is holding a first place ribbon and smiling.

A man wearing glasses is looking at a book whlie sitting at a table inside the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library, circa 1930s. It is a wide view of the room and there are a couple of children checking out books in the background.

A group of Junior High or High School age youth are sitting in the Carver branch of the Austin Public Library together on June 29, 1960. Some adult women standing behind them, including Mrs. Ida Hawkins and Carrie Lou Treat.

Three children are standing next to a woman in the library for a drawing contest ceremony, December 12, 1961. L to R: Loula McGill Harris, John Pena, Susan Hernandez, Robert Rios.

Three young children are participating in an awards ceremony for a drawing contest, December 12, 1961. There are two adult women on either side of the children. LtoR Loula McGill Harris, James Lee Barrow, Audrey Washington, Willie Esther Medlock, and Mrs. Naomi Brown (teacher).

A large group of elementary age students are seated in the library in chairs for a group shot with three women standing near them, 1953. This image was created by Neal Douglass

Five students at a desk with two adult women at an award ceremony for a poster contest, December 12, 1961. L to R: Richard Miller, Mrs. H.L. Conner (teacher), Alice F. Simmons, John L. Hargrove, Jr. , Kenneth E. Overton, Norwood Ray Hunter, Loula McGill Harris.