The launch of the Lakewood Ranch Library in 2024 was such a rousing success that maybe no one noticed the building had a second floor.
Now, after sitting unused and unfinished for nearly two years, the buildout is expected to be completed by late spring.
“When we started planning and building the Lakewood Ranch Library, (Manatee County commissioners) had the foresight to add that floor,” says Library Services Manager Tammy Parrott. “It would’ve been much harder to add square footage later.”…