The New Hagen Ranch Road Library
(courtesy of Delray Beach BLOGGER, Mort Mazor)
Construction began at this facility December 4, 2006. It will more than double the size of the current West Atlantic Ave. branch from 16,500 square feet to 34,000 square feet, and is scheduled to open between late June and mid July this summer. It will contain 213 parking spaces; more than double that of the W. Atlantic branch. 14 spaces are for handicapped parking.
A covered walkway leads to the entrance of the library which has two sets of doors that open and close automatically.The lobby is spacious, with a high ceiling. To the right are meeting room spaces--a large room accommodating 225 people, a smaller conference room accommodating 50 people and a room for children’s programming with space for 50. This new facility will have space for the current selection of approximately 82,000 books, CDs, and DVDs plus room to grow to 150,000 items.
There will be increased access to computers on the right hand wall in this photo: 40 Internet and word processing computers in the adult area, eight computers in the children’s area, and three in the teen area. This is in addition to library catalog computers which will be available throughout the building. Laptop computers for training will be provided in the meeting room. Free wireless access will be available throughout the building.
The new library provides an extremely attractive environment: A beautiful natural setting with scenic water views from the reading area, shown in photo at left, lofty and spacious ceilings, abundance of artificial and natural lighting from floor to ceiling windows and comfortable seating areas throughout the branch.

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