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In the meantime, library staff members are encouraging patrons to use any of the county library's other three locations.Ĭounty officials are planning to rezone the Myrtle Grove site and sell it as a commercial property. 'Things are a little chaotic, because we're trying to pack up, too,' customer service librarian Erin Gathercole said Friday. The Myrtle Grove library will close Saturday, as staff members finish packing up and moving books and other materials to the new building. 'It's a great facility, bigger,' said Ed Dunlap, Donna's husband. The new $6.6 million, 20,000-square-foot library building, with additional parking, will have its grand opening on May 6 at 9 a.m. College Road, between the Fulton Station Shopping Center and Cape Fear Academy. Work began in 2017 on the new Pine Valley Library, about 2 miles north of the Myrtle Grove site, at 3802 S. Today, at least 115,000 people live in the same space.īracketed by commercial properties, the branch had no room to expand, so New Hanover County officials decided to relocate. In 1993, library director Harry Tuchmayer noted, some 45,000 people lived within a 5-mile radius of the building. As of 2017, 13,000 visitors dropped by the branch regularly, and programs involved more than 1,100 children and teens. When Myrtle Groveopened, it had a staff of three librarians today it has seven. 'I couldn't exist without the library.'Įven Dunlap, however, admits the Monkey Junction area has outgrown the little 6,900-square foot library building which opened in 1993. 'It's sort of like seeing a part of our lives disappearing,' said Donna Dunlap, a faithful patron for 15 years. 'I wish it wouldn't close,' said Dick Hlavna, who's been visiting the branch since he moved to the area in 2002. Some users are a little sorry to see it go. College Road, was closing for good at 5 p.m.

MONKEY JUNCTION - The parking lot at Myrtle Grove Library was crowded as usual Friday - a usual day, except for one thing.

New hanover county library monkey junction