DDOT Library
General Information
Hours
The library is open daily from approximately 8:30 to 5:00. We are located on the 5th floor of the DDOT main office in room 539 (55 M St, SE). Contact kathleen.crabb@dc.gov with any questions!
Circulation
DDOT staff can borrow materials from the library for a period of six to twelve weeks. If patrons still require the use of an item after this time passes, they must come into the library and renew the item for another six weeks.The public can only access the materials on-site and cannot check items out of the library. Please contact the librarian about visiting.
History
The current District Department of Transportation Library was founded in 2011. In years past there was a small collection managed by a part-time librarian, but the collection was then abandoned until a historian was hired in 2005. After the move to 55 M Street, over three-hundred boxes of donations were made. Starting the library has allowed all employees to have a central location in which to look for needed materials and conduct research for studies, current and future DC transportation projects and scholarly studies.
Library Sites of Interest
Search our catalog and discover what's in our libary collection. The EOS catalog contains records of our general, historical book, serial, magazine, and multimedia collections.
DDOT Back in Time
We are in the process of digitzing our photo collection, and all the items will be stored and made accessible on this page, complete with metadata. So far, we have approximately 6,000 items (including photographs and historical reports) available online. To find our more about this project, check-out the write up in DCist!
Other Information
Collection (What Do We Have?)
General Collection
- AASHTO publications (print and digital)
- PE, FE, PMP exam books
- DDOT studies (streetscape, environmental, location, etc.)
- USDOT and FHWA publications
Historical Collection
- Photographs from the 1920s forward
- Historical documents and books from the 1890s forward
- Maps from the 1940s forward
Multimedia Collection
- CDs (usually of older DDOT studies)
- DVDs (training videos, largely)
- PDFs (DDOT studies, AASHTO reports)
Want more resources? Checkout this libguide from USDOT with links to different federal online catalogs!