▁Library ▁Director , ▁without ▁the ▁pay ▁increase . ▁ ▁Tal ks ▁within ▁the ▁Library ▁Board ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁branch ▁for ▁African - American ▁residents ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁North ▁Green wood ▁location ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁C ed ar ▁Street ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁li br arian ▁Christ ine ▁W ig fall ▁Morris . ▁With ▁growth ▁at ▁North ▁Green wood ▁came ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁site , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁on ▁Pal met to ▁Street . ▁The ▁Beach ▁Branch ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁at ▁ 4 0 ▁C ause way ▁Bou lev ard , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Pel ican ▁Walk ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Clear water ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Department , ▁the ▁Beach ▁Branch ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Clear water ▁Beach ▁Rec re ation ▁Complex . ▁ ▁The ▁Main ▁Library ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁after ▁space ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁concern , ▁as ▁materials ▁were ▁overflow ing ▁the ▁sh el ves ▁to ▁the ▁floor ▁and ▁the ▁catalog ▁cards ▁were ▁in ▁card board ▁boxes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁again