(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, April 10, at 10:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will break ground on the new Cleveland Park Library. Located at 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, the $19.7 million library will be the 20th neighborhood library to be renovated since the city began improving libraries in 2006. Scheduled to reopen in 2018, new additions will include a meeting assembly space; two meeting rooms; four private study rooms; an outdoor garden; and two second floor balconies.

WHO:

Mayor Muriel Bowser

Councilmember Mary Cheh, Ward 3

Gregory McCarthy, Chair, DC Public Library Board of Trustees

Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Executive Director, DC Public Library

WHEN:

Monday, April 10, at 10:30 am

WHERE:

Cleveland Park Library Construction Site

3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW    

*Closest Metro: Cleveland Park Metro Station*

Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).