By Brad Branan / The Fresno Bee
Orange Cove will celebrate its new library today, after nearly 100
years of having its library in leased space.
Fresno County will hold
a ceremony at 10 a.m. to mark the opening of the Orange Cove Branch
Library in the heart of town at 815 Park Blvd.
County Supervisor
Judy Case, Mayor Victor Lopez and others are expected to attend.
The
single-story, 10,000-square-foot building eventually will have more
than 40 computers, new books and CDs (along with the existing
collection), areas for different age groups, and a number of other
features, County Librarian Karen Bosch Cobb said in a presentation to
the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
"It is said that we design our
buildings, but in the end, our buildings shape us," Bosch Cobb said.
"This is especially true of libraries."
The new library will replace
a small branch location with poor air conditioning, said Case, who
represents the area.
Measure B funds helped to pay for the $5.3
million facility. Fresno County voters approved an eighth of a cent
sales tax for libraries in 1998 and 2004.