The Chapman Library is the only local or national historic site in District 2 of Salt Lake City and is Salt Lake City’s only Carnegie Library. The structure was finished in 1918 and named after Annie E. Chapman, the first librarian of the Salt Lake City Public Library system. The library’s architect, Don Carlos Young, also designed the University of Utah campus.
Today, the library serves as a bustling community hub for Salt Lake City’s Poplar Grove neighborhood. In addition to a collection representing the rich cultural heritage and diversity of the neighborhood, the Chapman Library serves annually as the host of the city’s “Welcoming Week” for immigrants and refugees, a “Las Posadas” cultural celebration each December, and “Poplar Grooves” — a summer concert series we hold in the library’s parking lot, celebrating local musicians from the community.
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