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Great turnout of support for our library at the Board of Commissioners meeting!
The Wake County Board of Commissioners will shortly decide on the site of the "replacement" for the current Athens Drive Community Library. There are two sites in consideration: one on Athens Drive, close to the high school, and one on Tryon Road, miles from the high school and the neighborhood. We hope you will join us in telling the Commission why the site in our neighborhood is so important to you, and to all of us, at the Oct. 6th Board of Commissioners meeting at 5pm at the Wake County Justice Center (wear red!).
Read about the community's most recent meeting with Commissioner Jackson and City Council Member Harrison.
The Athens Drive Community Library (ADCL) has been a valued part of our community for 46 years! In light of plans to renovate Athens Drive High School, the Community Library will be moved out of the high school to make room for other functions. Fortunately, the voters of Wake County generously supported a bond issue in 2024 that includes a replacement for ADCL. There is strong support for keeping the library in our community! We are a diverse community, with walkable streets, conveniently located on bus lines, with dense and affordable housing, and a history of support for, and appreciation of, the library.
A search for suitable sites within the community has been challenging, given the lot size requirements imposed by county planners, and the density of housing in the area. At this time, there is only one remaining option in our neighborhood, a prime spot on Athens Drive that is easily accessible by foot, bus, bike, and car, and close to the high school. We want this site! Our elected local representatives have expressed clear, strong support for keeping the library in our neighborhood, which is great! Continued advocacy by our community will help us keep the library.
The alternative, unfortunately, is at the corner of Tryon Road and Yates Mill Pond Road, which is neither bikeable, walkable, or "bus-able" - it is only driveable! The biggest drawback, of course, is that it is no longer in our neighborhood, meaning not a replacement, but a switch to closing our library and putting a new library somewhere else..
What can you do?
What can you do?
Let your elected representatives and our government staff know that keeping the Athens Drive Community Library in our neighborhood is an important issue for you and your friends and family:
Wake County Board of Commissioners (all members): fill out the form at https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/board-commissioners/contact-your-board-commissioners-office
Raleigh City Council (all members): send email to citycouncilmembers@raleighnc.gov
Dr. Robert Taylor, Superintendent of Wake County Public Schools: send email to rptaylor@wcpss.net
Tammy Baggett, Director of Wake County Libraries: send email to tammy.baggett@wake.gov
Attend our meetings, which are publicized here and on social media (see the buttons below), and are always online as well as in person
A profile of Yevonne Brannon about the Athens Drive Community Library, the Friends of the Library, and the plans for a new library, by Voyage Raleigh, may be found here:
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