By 1895, the city of New Orleans was
looking to combine the two different libraries and find a new home to house the
resulting collection. This actually started when Tulane University asked for
permission to acquire the Fisk collection (Dyer, 1966, p.51).
Since this would not adhere to the requirements of the donation, the
city declined the request and investigated ways to move the Fisk collection
from the Merchant Society building. At
the same time, the City Library previously established in 1844 needed to be
moved to a new home and it seemed the perfect time to combine the two and
expand them. At this
point the city acquired the St. Patrick’s Hall on Lafayette Square. A grant several years later
would allow for more books and even some expanded services.
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