family were murdered at 7700 16th Street NW, which had been purchased by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and donated for use of the Hanafi Muslims. In 1985, residents learned that the owner of an apartment building on Georgia Avenue was close to selling the land for a Wendy's to be built on it. Residents protested, saying that the neighborhood needed a library much more than another fast food location. The District Council decided to build a library on the site instead, and the library opened in 1990. Named the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, it is named after the neighborhood activist who led the neighborhood association in its efforts to have the library built there. Neighborhood Institutions Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue Congregation Tifereth Israel Alexander Shepherd Elementary School Shepherd Park Citizens' Association The Washington Ethical Society former Hanafi Madhab Center Shepherd Park Christian Church Education District of Columbia Public Schools operates public schools. District of Columbia Public Library operates the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, which opened in 1990. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It opened to the public on July 29, 1990. References External links Shepherd Park History Documentary produced by WETA-TV Shepherd Park Homes Documentary produced by WETA-TV Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.) 1917 establishments in Washington, D.C. African-American history of Washington, D.C. Jews and Judaism in Washington, D.C.