Baltimore County to Celebrate Library Renovation, New Development in Randallstown

President Barack Obama will visit Parkville Middle School tomorrow morning, and will capture attention nationwide.

But in the Pikesville area of the county, Randallstown will be focus as the community celebrates $450,000 in renovations to the Randallstown Branch Library, as well as the county executive's announcement of an economic development project, also in Randallstown.

At noon, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated library, 8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown.

The renovations, which began in November, include a full-size passenger elevator, a modified storefront entrance, new automatic sliding doors, renovations of the lobby, replacing stairs and installing three tutoring rooms, said Bob Hughes, spokesman for Baltimore County Public Library.

Half of the cost of renovations will be reimbursed through a grant from the Maryland Department of Education's Division of Library Development and Services, Hughes said. The original estimated cost was $510,000, and county library officials are proud that the project was completed under budget.

Then at 1 p.m. "Kamenetz will make a major economic development announcement planned for Randallstown," according to a news release from the county executive's office.

"The announcement will be held on the future site of the development," the Liberty Road Plaza Shopping Center, 8701 Liberty Road, Randallstown, according to the release.