New Baldwin Public Library Opening Date Set

BALDWIN, PA -- The wait is nearly over. Baldwin’s much anticipated new public library officially opens on April 1.

The new $2.8 million library in Leland Center on Wolfe drive replaces the former facility in the old Wallace School building that had been the library’s home since the 1980s. The new lib ray was needed because the old one ran out of space.

Annual visits have increased by 56 percent since 2010, while program attendance has risen by more than 72 percent. Every year more than 54,000 books and other materials are checked out by visitors and the library's collection now has more than 25,000 items.

The library’s hours will be Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An open house will occur on Saturday April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be kids crafts throughout the event and face painting from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

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