First of its Kind

ID: 1192 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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First of its Kind

Opened in 1926, the Lucille Lacy Library at Sanger Avenue bore a plaque proudly proclaiming it to be the first elementary school library in the United States. The library served students for nearly fifty years until the school closed in the 1970s.

This file appears in: Sanger Avenue Elementary School

By Karen Green & Cheryl Wiggington
For many years, Sanger Avenue Elementary School stood as the most familiar landmark of the Sanger Heights neighborhood. Located in the “Silk Stocking District,” Sanger Avenue Elementary acquired a reputation as one of the premier educational…