The public is invited to help celebrate the reopening of the Wake Forest Community Library at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. The library is at 400 East Holding Avenue.
The event will include the opportunity to check out the library, meet staff and hear from Greg Ford, the vice chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners; Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones; Wake County Public Libraries Director Mike Wasilick; Wake County Public Libraries Deputy Director Ann Burlingame; and the chairman of the Wake County Library Commission, Lisa Behrens.
The library, which has been expanded from 5,000 to 9,000 square feet, will offer youth programs, a collection of between 40,000 and 50,000 books, 16 public computers and WiFi. It will feature an increased youth programming space and enlarged reading and study areas for both children and adults.
For the first time, the Wake Forest Community Library will be open seven days a week.
The expansion, which began in September 2017, was part of a $45 million bond approved by voters in 2007 to build, expand, renovate or repair libraries. Project costs totaled $2.64 million for construction, $272,800 for furniture and equipment, and $675,000 for books.
