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Lititz Public Library seeks borough support as $1.5 million expansion nears $1.3 million raised
Summary
Lititz Public Library Director Carolyn Rice outlined a plan to expand meeting, children’s and teen spaces and asked the borough to consider a gift toward a $1.5 million capital campaign. Rice said the campaign stood at $1.3 million and that township and borough approvals and budgetary consideration were next steps.
Carolyn Rice, director of the Lititz Public Library, told borough council on Oct. 28 that the library has launched a $1.5 million capital campaign to expand children's, teen and tutoring spaces, add ADA access to the backyard programming area and address aging infrastructure.
Rice said the library serves a service area of more than 32,000 people, holds over 66,000 physical items and 28,000 digital items, and provided usage figures showing heavy demand: 5,476 active cardholders, roughly 90,000 items borrowed in 2024, and 14,851 attendees at children's programs last year. She said the library has 17 story times a week and that space…
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