DALLAS – Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday Sept. 21 for the new Highland Hills replacement Branch Library at 6200 Bonnie View Road. The new branch will replace the current facility at 3624 Simpson Stuart Road, built in 1979.
“We’re very gratified to begin the process of building a new replacement branch library for the Highland Hills community,” said Director of Libraries Jo Giudice. “The community really deserves this new branch, which will be twice as big with more space to collaborate, learn, entertain and serve the neighborhood.”
The city’s 28th branch library will be designed to achieve Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, with energy efficient lighting, air conditioning, a ground source heat pump system, indoor air quality control, water-wise landscaping and use of local building materials. Other features will include 24 public computers, WiFi access, self-checkout stations, an expanded auditorium and classrooms with state of the art audio visual equipment for community activities.
Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, Assistant City Manager Joey Zapata and Director of Libraries Jo Giudice will speak at the ceremony. The new replacement library is expected to open in fall 2014. For information on the many free programs and services available at the Dallas Public Library visit www.dallaslibrary.org
