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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The Rosa F. Keller Library was the central community building – serving as the social and cultural hub of the neighborhood. In post-Katrina New Orleans, it will serve as a community beacon, providing information, literature, and knowledge.

Project Message

“As a community, we have worked hard since the storm to improve our neighborhood. One of the most important projects is the renovation and improvement of the Rosa F. Keller Library."
- LaToya Cantrell, President, Broadmoor Improvement Association

Who is Running This Project

Contact

LaToya Cantrell,
President, Broadmoor Improvement Association
4514 South Derbigny Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70125
United States
504.650.3278
Email:

Project Sponsor

Mercy Corps

Organization

Learn more about Broadmoor Improvement Association and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Education.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 21, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 03, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

AT&T Awards $50,000 Grant to Provide Rosa F. Keller Library and Center with 21st Century Technology

By KC Coffey - Community Development Officer, December 21, 2007 06:22 PM

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11, 2007 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today a $50,000 grant that will equip the Rosa F. Keller Library and Center with advanced telecommunications services and equipment to provide residents of the Broadmoor area with access to wireless Internet and public computers.

The grant from the AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T Inc., will assist the Broadmoor Improvement Association and Broadmoor Development Corp. in restoring the library and community center, which has been identified by the city of New Orleans as one of 17 Target Recovery Zones. Renovations of the facility, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, are expected to begin in January 2008.

“AT&T remains committed to the city of New Orleans and to the community’s ongoing recovery efforts,” said William A. Oliver, president, AT&T Louisiana. “Our company’s tradition of service to New Orleans dates back more than 100 years, and AT&T is committed to the city’s rebuilding efforts. We are pleased to award this grant to an organization as deserving as the Broadmoor Improvement Association.”

The facility serves as the historic Broadmoor neighborhood’s social and cultural hub. The reconstructed building, located in the heart of the historic Broadmoor neighborhood, will house a state-of-the-art library and a vibrant community center.

"When Broadmoor residents formulated their neighborhood rebuilding plan, they recognized the need to link the past with the future," said LaToya Cantrell, president of the
Broadmoor Improvement Association. "Our library symbolically represents that idea — an architecturally significant neighborhood building transforming into a 21st century library with AT&T technology connecting Broadmoor to the rest of the world."

The library reconstruction project is the centerpiece of the Broadmoor Redevelopment Plan, a comprehensive rebuilding strategy inspired and shaped by the neighborhood residents themselves.

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