BOYNTON BEACH — Palm Beach County’s newest and perhaps most contemporary and complete library is expected to open in January at Canyon Town Center.
Library Director Doug Crane said the finishing touches are being placed on the new 33,000-square-foot, $30 million facility that is expected to create a sense of community for the western Boynton Beach area. Once the builder completes minor repairs, Crane said the building will be turned over to library officials. It will then take about three months for his staff to equip and furnish the library.
Crane made his comments Monday, Sept. 23, before a packed town hall meeting at Valencia Reserve that attracted more than 500 people. When it opens, The Canyon Branch will be the county’s 19th library. It is near the amphitheater of the Canyon Town Center off Boynton Beach Boulevard and Lyons Road.
It is the first library to be built in a shopping center. “You can pick up your books and then go shopping at Publix,” Crane quipped.
Valencia Reserve, an active retirement community of more than 1,000 residents, is expected to make great use of the library. It is within easy walking distance, across the street from the shopping plaza on the west side of Lyons.