Richard B. Harrison Community Library
A working community branch that also preserves a distinctive collection on African American life in the United States and diaspora.
- Collection
- More than 7,700 books in the reviewed 2025 Mollie Huston Lee Collection
- Focus
- African American experience in the United States and diaspora
- History
- Founded by Wake County’s first Black librarian, Mollie Huston Lee
- Use
- A neighborhood community library as well as a special-collection destination
Location
1313 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610
East Raleigh · Directions
The State Library identifies Harrison as a neighborhood branch and the home of the special collection begun by Wake County’s first Black librarian, Mollie Huston Lee.
Wake County’s 2025 report counts more than 7,700 books highlighting African American experience in the United States and African diaspora and records family-facing storytime tied to the branch’s history.