The South Philadelphia Library is a library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The South Philadelphia Library is one of six public libraries in the South Philadelphia neighborhood. In 1914, the South Philadelphia branch became the 16th branch of the Free Library to be built with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. This branch is currently located in the Community Health and Literacy Center at Broad and Morris Street. The original South Philadelphia branch was located at Broad and Ritner Streets and opened on November 24, 1914. It was relocated to its current location in 1965 and the previous location became the Ritner Children’s Library. In 1999, it was incorporated into an adjoining community center as a multi-purpose room. The