Cincinnati library to build three new branches

Apr 10, 2014, 11:18am EDT

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Courtesy Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

The new Clifton branch will be located in a 10,000-square-foot house known as Parkside Manor at 3400 Brookline Ave. It's on the National Register of Historic Sites.

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The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County will break ground on three new branches on April 21.

The new branches in Clifton, Reading and St. Bernard are expected to open in spring or summer 2015. The effort is part of the library's $11.7 million facilities plan.

The new Clifton branch will be located in a 10,000-square-foot house known as Parkside Manor at 3400 Brookline Ave. The building, which is on the National Register of Historic Sites, will replace the 2,500-square-foot storefront location where the branch has been housed for more than 50 years.

The house was previously used by Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, and member Michael Dever donated it to the library. It will have on-site parking and the library’s first outdoor lockers for after-hours hold pickups.

The Reading branch will be located on Reading Road across from Southern Avenue in a new 12,000-square-foot building. The new location will replace a 2,000-square-foot storefront. It will include drive-up service and on-site parking.

A new 8,000-square-foot building at the intersection of Vine Street and McClelland Avenue will house the new St. Bernard branch. The property, donated by St. Bernard, will replace a 2,000-square-foot facility in the St. Bernard Municipal Center. Parking will be located on a nearby lot purchased by the library.

All of the new locations will have expanded collections, computer labs, meeting/program rooms, individual study rooms, Maker Spaces and self-check stations. 

To take a look at what the new branches will look like, click on the image at right.

Staff at all three branches will serve customers using mobile devices, and the buildings will be designed for energy efficiency. Both Reading and St. Bernard are aiming to receive LEED certification.

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is one of the oldest, largest and busiest libraries in the U.S. It serves more than 800,000 people with a collection of more than 9 million items.

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