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DeKalb County to cut ribbon on new Ellenwood library branch

DeKalb County will open the new Ellenwood library branch on May 6, 2019. Handout photo courtesy of DeKalb County Public Library.
DeKalb County will open the new Ellenwood library branch on May 6, 2019. Handout photo courtesy of DeKalb County Public Library.
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May 3, 2019

DeKalb County’s newest library branch is scheduled for a grand opening on Monday, May 6.

The County Line-Ellenwood Library, located at 4331 River Road, was approved by voters as part of a 2005 bond referendum. Construction began in early 2017 after years of delays.

A ribbon cutting will be held at 11 a.m. at what will become the county’s 23rd library branch, including one homework center. The new facility is 12,000 square-feet and includes meeting space, public computers, study rooms, reading areas and more than 20,000 books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs.

The project was designed by R.L. Brown & Associates and built by Hogan Construction Group.

The Ellenwood library will be open Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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