Expanded library branch opens
CARLA MCLEOD - Wed Oct 7th, 2015 9:00am
After years of waiting, those who lobbied for a new library in Summerland have finally seen their hopes and dreams come to fruition.
The Okanagan Regional Library Board and Staff and the Friends of the Summerland Library Society, held their opening celebration and ribbon cutting for the new Summerland Library on Saturday morning.
The new library branch, at 9355 Main St. in Summerland is more than twice the size of the previous library space, featuring meeting space and study rooms, dedicated space for children and teens, and an outdoor terrace.
The Okanagan Regional Library paid the capital costs of approximately $4.5 million to build the structure and owns the building.
When the doors were opened, close to 200 people flooded into the open, bright, spacious new building.
In her opening words to the crowd, Stephanie Hall, chief executive officer of the Okanagan Regional Library thanked the library and the board of directors for funding the construction of the building...
...After the speeches a donor wall was unveiled. It and a feature wall honoring the FOSLS were created by John Topham of Summerland.
“I’m impressed,” said Summerland resident, Ruth Manning. “It is well laid out.”
“Fifteen years in the making is a long time,” said resident Ron Johnson. “It’s very nice. It’s positive for the town.”
From the Summerland