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Centre Hall Library wins $2.4 million Keystone grant to double space, commissioners say

Centre County Board of Commissioners · April 15, 2026
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Library leaders told Centre County commissioners the Keystone grant will fund a roughly $2.4 million expansion of the Centre Hall Library, a one-to-one match requiring about $750,000 of local fundraising; construction is expected to begin in 2026 with grant contract completion required by 2027.

Denise, a representative of the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, told the Board of Commissioners that the Centre Hall Library has received a Keystone grant that will fund a major expansion of the library’s facilities.

“It’s about $2,400,000,” Denise said, describing a project that she said will roughly double the library’s existing floor space and add upgraded electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems, two meeting rooms (one divisible into two), and a family restroom. Kathleen Edwards, branch manager at…

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