The Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County acknowledges its role in perpetuating systemic and institutional racism. In April 1921, the Oklahoma City Library Board voted to “exclude Negroes” from the only library branch in Oklahoma City, the Carnegie Library. Segregation was wrong then, and it is wrong now. Barring African American residents from using the Carnegie Library robbed a community of equal access and opportunity, and those actions were a moral failing on our part. Those decisions continue to affect the communities of color in our area, especially the Black community and Northeast Oklahoma City. Despite the circumstances of its beginnings, it is important to commemorate the history and impact of the Dunbar and Ralph Ellison branches. Starting in December 1921, the Dunbar Library was the second library in our system. During this centennial year, we want to honor and celebrate the librarians, neighborhoods, and patrons that have made these branches an important educational, cultural, and recreational center for Oklahoma City. While Dunbar Library was opened as a branch for Black patrons, Ralph Ellison Library is now a library for all serving a predominantly Black community.