The library isn’t just about books anymore. In fact, “reading” is just one reason among many that local people step into any of the city’s five public libraries. Some of those reasons might surprise you.
“Libraries have always adapted,” says Stacy Clopton, coordinator of PR and programming for Amarillo Public Library. In most cases, that expansion of services has to do with the demands of patrons. “It is very much the library ethos to [ask] what is the community need? And then how can we help meet that need?”
Beyond the stacks, here are 10 things you can do at the Amarillo Public Library…