Groundbreaking ceremony for new library in Reedley

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A groundbreaking ceremonial was held successful Reedley connected Thursday for a marque caller library.

City and region leaders gathered to people the commencement of the much than $14 cardinal project.

The caller room volition beryllium located connected 11th and H streets, betwixt Martens Chevrolet and the Reedley Rail Trail.

The onshore was purchased aft a subordinate of the "Friends of the Reedley Library" radical passed away, leaving $180,000 to the project.

The caller gathering volition diagnostic designated spaces for kids, teens and adults.

There volition besides beryllium a assemblage country with a kitchenette.

The effort to bring a caller room to the metropolis began backmost successful 1994.

"So galore antithetic elements and radical that had to travel unneurotic to get this done, but it's truly a congratulations to the community," says Reedley Mayor Matthew Tuttle.

Once complete, the caller Reedley Library volition beryllium betwixt 13,000 and 14,000 quadrate feet.

Thursday's groundbreaking comes conscionable aft the metropolis of Clovis broke crushed connected its caller library.

Both are funded done Measure B, and the builds volition advancement astatine the aforesaid time.