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Friday, March 1, 2013

New Annapolis Library Would Triple Current Size

The current Annapolis library was built in 1965—before man walked on the moon.

Money to fund a plan laying the groundwork for a new, two-story Annapolis Regional Library is in the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the county library system. But will it make the cut? Skip Auld, the executive director of the Anne Arundel County Public Library System, gave a presentation Thursday night at the Broadneck Library on the library system's 2014 budget. Among other improvements, next year's spending plan calls for $3.5 million for the planning stage of the proposed new library in Annapolis, and $78,000 for a feasibility study on a new Glen Burnie library . The proposed Annapolis building would be 65,000 square feet—effectively tripling the existing building on West Street—and would include a large, 250-person meeting room …

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Will Annapolis Get a New Library?

Find out more at a town hall meeting scheduled for March 5, as part of a series of town hall meetings on the modernization needs of the Anne Arundel County Public Library system.

If you believe Annapolis needs a new public library, mark your calendar to attend a meeting at the branch on West Street on March 5 at 7 p.m. As libraries across Anne Arundel County move toward modernization, they will host a series of town hall meetings to talk about their needs and answer questions from the public. Skip Auld, executive director for Anne Arundel County Public Libraries (AACPL), will discuss the need for expanded hours, technology upgrades and the new Annapolis and Glen Burnie libraries. Auld will seek approval this year from Anne Arundel County Government for a new, two-level, 65,000-square-foot Annapolis Regional Library. “After submitting this request each of the past six years, we believe it’s time to build a new …

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