Feleti Barstow Public Library
History
The library building was constructed with the Department of the Interior appropriations. It also received $60,000 from the Barstow Foundation to buy its opening stock of books. The library opened by the Fagatogo dockside in April 1973.
Hurricane Val caused irreparable damage to the former library in 1991, and as a result of executive order 09-1991, a new public library was set to be developed. Construction on the new library was completed in 1998 and the library officially opened on April 17, 2000, during American Samoa's Centennial Flag Day celebrations. In 2005, the library held over 27,000 items and had 13,000 card members.
An Apollo 11 50th-anniversary exhibit was held at the library in July 2019, in order to mark the milestone of 50 years since the first Moon landing. First Lady Cynthia Malala Moliga was among those present attending the exhibit opening. A gallery was part of the exhibit and included photographs of the airport welcoming for the astronauts and a photo of President Richard Nixon presenting the American Samoa flag and Moon rocks to Governor John Morse Haydon. The exhibition was produced by Felipe Barstow Public Library, Jean P. Haydon Museum, and the Office of Archives.