- Micanopy broke ground on its first stand-alone 5,000-square-foot library at 829 NE 1 St., slated to open in one year with new facilities.
- The new library will refresh its current collection of 10,896 items and add study rooms, a teen space, and updated technology.
- The former library space in Town Hall will be rented out, and talks are underway to open a sheriff substation there.
A symbol of perseverance is how Micanopy Mayor Jiana Williams described the town’s first stand-alone library during the new building’s groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday.
The 5,000-square-foot library will be located at 829 NE 1 St. in Micanopy off Highway 441 and is slated to open in one year with new computers, a designated teen space, study and meeting rooms, which librarian Wendy Schneider said have been the branch’s biggest need.
The current collection of 10,896 books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks will be refreshed with new volumes as the old ones get circulated throughout other branches…