Andrews started as a librarian at NYPL’s 135th Street branch during the Harlem Renaissance and created a place for community gathering, exploration and learning, also carving out space for ...

Outside the Washington Heights branch of the New York Public Library in Manhattan stands a metal post topped with an unassuming blue plaque bearing golden letters — ...

Bearing the name Regina Anderson Andrews, it memorializes the librarian, playwright and community activist who was influential in the Harlem Renaissance of the 20th century. As the first Black ...