Size: 17,900 square feet with 78,000 items and seating for 135 patrons
Opened: Originally opened in 1941; rebuilt and reopened in April, 2001
The first Baker Branch Library opened on June 19, 1941, and was housed in Miss Angie Williams’ Tea Room. In 1955, the Library moved to quarters in the school and later to another building on the highway prior to moving on July 20, 1959, to the Baker Masonic Lodge building at 4761 Groom Road.The current Baker Branch Library facility opened in April, 2001.
East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council District: District 1Architectural Firm: Cockfield – Jackson Architects
The library was designed to accommodate the Baker community with a book collection of 100,000 volumes.
The Library contains public computers and meeting room space for 100 that can be divided into two separate rooms for library programming.
Free wireless Internet access is available at this branch.
The library will be closed on the following days:
The Library will close at 6:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day and on New Year’s Eve.
