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Grand Opening Date Set For New Bellview Library
August 23, 2022
A grand opening date has been set for the new Bellview Library.
A ribbon cutting will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, September 16, according to Escambia County Library Services Director Todd Humble.
“It’s a great day in Bellview; it’s a great day in Escambia County, We are opening the first library in District 1, and it’s going to be an incredible facility and community amenity,” Escambia County District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh told NorthEscambia.com Monday afternoon.
The $3.8 million plus library was due to open back in spring, but materials delays repeatedly pushed that date later.
The main portion of the library will consist of a large open space that is divided into areas such as a lobby, a story time area, a youth area and an adult reading area. This large open space will provide entrances to other support spaces such as multiple study rooms, staff rooms, a computer area and a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) room. The development of the building’s façade was inspired by origami, the art of folding paper, which is why there are angles throughout the building.
At 12,000 square feet, the library is located on about four acres at 6425 Mobile Highway, near Bellview Elementary and Bellview Middle schools. About 2,000 square feet of the structure is a former bank; the remainder is a new addition.
On Saturday, September 17, the Bellview Library will host a 25th anniversary celebration of Harry Potter from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m.
“It’s going to be a big program,” Humble said. “There will be games and crafts.”
Pictured: The Bellview Library still under construction in June 2022. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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18 Responses to “Grand Opening Date Set For New Bellview Library”
N. Watson, modern libraries have fewer books per square foot of building than ever before. There’s lots of technology available, with adequate space, and free wi-fi in pretty much every public library nowadays. Have you been in one lately? Or are you just shooting from the hip with no first-hand experience? Plenty of people still love books, too. And those “reading areas” can be used for reading anything… including electronic devices.
What @booklover wrote:
“Book lover on August 25th, 2022 10:49 am-
I can’t wait to take my 3 year old daughter to the library and give her the experience as my older children and letting her pick out her first book!”
This is why I think this library is lovely…even if it was chartreuse.
I can’t wait to take my 3 year old daughter to the library and give her the experience as my older children and letting her pick out her first book!
I think it looks kinda cool. Not sure what 3.8 million dollars was spent on though.
They surely could have built a more attractive building!
I’m so glad to see a new library in this area! I can’t wait to bring my nieces to explore their love of reading especially when we can’t afford to buy new books as quickly as they can consume them. The bright colors are fun to see when driving down the road and the angles keep the building visually interesting.
Thank you Cindy. Hard copy books are still being published every day. I’m a frequent library user who reads books daily.
Cindy…..Exactly…thank you for proving my point. “The joy of curling up in bed at night with a good mystery novel is something to be cherished.” No beds at the library so what you do at home is fine. Old fashioned thinking sets us back decades…kids today are born with technology at their finger tips…Kids don’t curl up to a book….they use phones, notebooks and iPads. Like I said, an area needs to be built but not in the sense of books being the primary reason, access for kids to get their homework, afterschool activities, news/knowledge and worldly experience through technology is what is needed, especially in areas with little to no access…families in lower income areas are not necessarily conducive to world travel but the internet can get you there until the time comes for real travel and experience….just a few thoughts.
N. Watson, what world do you live on? Because here on Earth adults use the library, too. We love books, magazines and newspapers. The joy of curling up in bed at night with a good mystery novel is something to be cherished.
I think it’s lovely. The kids will love it. ❤️
Why do we build old fashioned? Internet access is less accessible in certain areas, Why have a Library with the major concern is books when every kid in Escambia County has a laptop and needs access to do homework? Instead of a small computer room it should be the largest space in the building with a small area for books. Hardcopy books are a thing of the past, kids have phones and tablets in their hands not novels……Think forward not backwards…
I’m so happy to know there is a new library in town. I hope the residents will use it often. Looks great!!!
You know the world has gone downhill when our jails are more visually appealing than our libraries.
$3.8 million for a library that looks like crap!
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
I think it’s great. I pass it almost everyday now as I take my Teens to Base for Swim. I keep telling them how excited I am about having a new liberty in the area. I wish we had one in Beulah but beggers can’t be choosers. Now that all the windows are in and not wood anymore I think it looks outstanding.
Thank you Escambia.
Jaime
It sure is ugly.
another library in the works – what about a branch in Cantonment – we should have enough people in this area to warrant a branch library