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Children’s museum and library leaders ask Beaumont council to study moving museum into downtown library
Summary
Beaumont Children’s Museum leaders urged the City Council to explore repurposing the downtown library as a combined children’s museum and children’s library, citing strong visitor growth (about 60,000–63,000 annual visitors in 2024), capacity constraints, and potential downtown revitalization.
Beaumont Children’s Museum leaders asked the City Council on Nov. 5 to study whether the downtown library building could house a combined children’s museum and children’s library.
Amanda Yarbrough, representing the museum, said the organization has grown to “over 60,000 visitors” annually and proposed that a downtown relocation would expand educational programming and support downtown revitalization. “By transforming the downtown library into a collaborative space for a children's museum and children's library, we can create a…
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