We want a permanent library! And can you super-size that?

The story of a new Perry Hall Library began in the late 1990s with grassroots community support for a bigger library. The current facility is 10,000 sq. feet in a building that has been leased since the mid 1960s. The community was concerned that if the lease wasn't renewed, the library would simply disappear.

A new facility was finally approved and planning began in earnest in 2004. The new facility would be a 25,000 sq. foot "green" building. Architects and designers were hired, and floorplans were drawn. Then, a stumbling block occurred--a dispute over the site chosen for the new library. That issue was resolved and finally building construction began in January 2008. The projected opening for the new building is March 2009.