Join Digital Indy as we explore the histor y of the Franklin Road Branch in celebration of its 25th anniversary as th e Franklin Road Branch!
\n\;From the time the Indianapolis Publ ic Library opened in 1874 until the mid-1960s it only provided library ser vices to individuals within the IPS school district lines. As demographics changed drastically in Indianapolis during the 1940s and 1950s so did the demand for the Library to increase its service area to include Marion Cou nty residents. In April of 1969\, the Wanamaker Branch (now the Franklin R oad Branch) was the fifth county branch to open its doors. \;
\n\;While being one of the smallest branches in the system Wanamaker wa s proudly stated to be the library branch with the &ldquo\;most circulatio n per square foot&rdquo\;. By the mid-1990s\, the extensive use of the bra nch ensured its place in kicking off a new era of Library expansion. As on e of two branches slated for construction\, ground was broken for a new li brary in Franklin Township in 1998. The Wanamaker Branch remained at its o riginal location at 8822 Southeastern Avenue until it reopened as the Fran klin Road Branch at 5550 S. Franklin Road on February 19\, 2000.
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