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Olivia Raney Library

1899 establishments in North CarolinaBuildings and structures completed in 1901Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North CarolinaEducation in Raleigh, North CarolinaEducational institutions established in 1899
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The Olivia Raney Local History Library, previously the Olivia Raney Memorial Library and alternatively referred to as the Olivia Raney Library, shares its name with the first library founded in the Wake County Public Library system and first public library founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, formally opened January 24, 1901. The library was named as a memorial to the benefactor’s wife, an American church organist and choral singer. The historical location of the Olivia Raney Library would close in December 1962 and operations were relocated to a department store building downtown. The library closed again in 1985 and reopened at its current location in the Wake County Office Park on Poole Road in 1996. The Olivia Raney Library specializes in materials pertaining to the local history of Wake County, Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as other materials pertaining to surrounding counties and parts of bordering states. Notable services include microfilm readers, property tax records for Wake and surrounding counties, a newspaper collection dating back to 1799, and a rotating exhibit.

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Olivia Raney Library
Carya Drive, Raleigh

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Olivia Raney Local History Library

Carya Drive 4016
27610 Raleigh
North Carolina, United States
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