The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System will open the new Palmetto Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Highway to the public with a grand opening 11 a.m. Dec. 15.
The new 10,000-square-foot library for Palmetto and Chattahoochee Hills is part of Phase I of the Library Building Program. The library is located in an area not previously served by a library.
In November 2008, Fulton County voters overwhelmingly passed the Library Bond Referendum toinclude eight new branch libraries: Alpharetta, East Roswell, Milton, Northwest Atlanta, Palmetto, Southeast Atlanta, Metropolitan and Wolf Creek and two expansion projects: Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History and the South Fulton Library.
The Library Building Program plan maintains 34 libraries, the current number of libraries in the system, by eliminating leased spaces and its oldest libraries. Green building design and sustainability are priorities and the system expects to achieve LEED Silver on all of the Phase I projects.
Information: www.afpls.org.
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