A diorama depicting two children and a librarian in a library. A sign reads in part, "Books are bridges to knowledge. The public library plays its part in education."
Attached typewritten note reads, "This store-front reading center branch displays its wares enticingly to passersby and offers a varied service with emphasis on recreational reading."
A group of children assembled in front of the Dixwell Branch of the New Haven Free Public Library. Built in the early 1920's, Dixwell was at 555 Dixwell Avenue.
A line of children waits outside a storefront, while a police officer stands nearby. A sign reading "Branch Library" is visible in the window. This may be the Congress Branch Library, which opened in 1915 at 427 Congress Avenue.