Erie County Public Library Foundation, Inc.

The students of James W. Parker Middle school in Edinboro have contributed more than $500.00 to the new library! Thank you so much!!

In fact, the Edinboro Branch Campaign has reached $225,000! Members of the Edinboro community have given more than $100,000 which was matched by the Blasco Endowment Fund for our new total. We still have another $250,000 to go, so please continue to send in your checks and pledges! The branch may be open, but we still need your support! Thanks very much!

Grand Opening Celebration Gallery
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12/1/2008

Press Release

The Edinboro Branch is nearing completion! As you can see from the attached photos, the branch is looking absolutely beautiful! And wait until you see the Fireplace!

In preparation for the new branch opening, the last day for business at the old branch in the Borough Building is Saturday, November 1, 2008. Starting on Sunday, November 2, and until further notice, only the book drop will be available at the old branch. The opening day of the new Edinboro Branch at 413 W. Plum Street will be announced in mid-December.

All other library outlets will be open for business as usual, so please feel free to return your materials to any public library in Erie County.

We look forward to sharing our Edinboro Branch Open House with you very soon!

Major Update!!!

The Erie County Public Library Foundation is thrilled to announce that we have received a major pledge from a local Fairview family for the West County Branch, bringing our total gifts received to $325,000!! This is matched by the Blasco Endowment Fund for a grand total of $650,000! We still have a way to go to reach our goal, but we are very excited by this new development! The new branch is looking better all the time! Check out the gallery  to see the construction photos.

The new branch will be 7,700 square feet in size making it the largest branch in the county system. It will also have a separate Children's Area and a lovely Community Room which will be available for library programming, as well as for different community organizations. It will have much more comfortable space for sitting and reading. Perhaps one of the nicest features of this branch is the proposed Children's Garden, which will be used as an outdoor area for the little ones, or for adults, as a relaxing retreat.