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The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library opened the new Mt. Healthy Branch after renovating a 10,000-square-foot CVS building. The opening celebration on Nov. 2 provided guests with activities, CHPL Swag giveaways, and refreshments to celebrate the $6.3 million building as part of the Library’s Facility Master Plan.
Saturday began with an opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting, where Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Director Paula Brehm-Heeger, Vice President of the Library’s Board of Trustees Christopher Harding, Mayor Jennifer Moody of Mt. Healthy, Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece, and Mt. Healthy Branch Manager Lacey Wehrle gave remarks about the Mt. Healthy Branch’s opening.
“The current branch has been serving the Mt. Healthy community for 73 years. That’s many years of special memories. Now, with the beautiful new Mt. Healthy Branch, we’re excited to continue this history and reaffirm our commitment to this community,” said Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Director Paula Brehm-Heeger. “Built as part of our Facility Master Plan implementation, this new Mt. Healthy Branch was designed to be a place where the entire Mt. Healthy community can gather, learn, explore, and more.”
The Mt. Healthy Branch is open from Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Kelwin L. Hester with Library staff and Library customer pictured). Photo provided 
The new Mt. Healthy Library Branch features a new Kids Area, complete with kid-sized seating, a puppet theater, iPads, play equipment, and more. (Library customer pictured). Photo provided 
This $6.3 million project transformed a former CVS building at 7700 Hamilton Ave. into the new Mt. Healthy Branch Library. Photo provided 
Some of the Mt. Healthy Branch Library staff. (Emily Pyle, Sarah Anna McCarthy, Kelwin L. Hester, Lacey Wehrle, and Svitlana Demianenko with Library staff pictured). Photo provided 
Comfortable, new seating is found across the building, with special kid-sized seats for young readers and a gaming couch in the Teen Space. (Alicia Modarressi and Kelwin L. Hester pictured). Photo provided 
The 10,000 square foot branch features new shelving throughout the building. (Kelwin L. Hester pictured). Photo provided 
The entrance to the new Mt. Healthy Library Branch. The building is completely accessible, and features new services requested by the community, including more parking, meeting space, a drive-thru, and study pods. (Library staff pictured). Photo provided
More than 1,000 guests took part in Saturday’s festivities exploring the library branch. The new building features more interior space, improved accessibility, expanded parking, a drive-thru, a meeting room, and study pods. The building also includes a family-friendly kids space with play equipment, a communal space for teens, and comfortable spaces for reading and gathering.
The new library is one block from the previous storefront location. Learn more about the project at: https://chpl.org/next-generation/mt-healthy/.
The Facility Master Plan is guiding our multiyear improvement project called Building the Next Generation Library and was made possible through the generous support of Hamilton County as a result of the 1 mill levy that passed in May 2018.