Community Corner

Boston Celebrates Groundbreaking for Renovated Jamaica Plain Library

The renovations will provide a more than 20% increase in space to the building, which was first built in 1911.

Photo Credit: Wikipedia

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, the Boston Public Library and members of the community will gather to celebrate a groundbreaking for a major renovation project, which was recently completed at the Jamaica Plain Library.

The renovations will provide a more than 20% increase in space for the community to read, browse the book collection, access computers, attend and host meetings, and participate in programming. The project will also improve the accessibility of the building for Jamaica Plain residents.

Find out what's happening in Jamaica Plainfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The building was first built in 1911.

Following the groundbreaking, Mayor Walsh will host a story time for toddlers in the grass area in front of the adjacent BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center.

Find out what's happening in Jamaica Plainfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library is located on 12 Sedgwick Street. The event will begin at 10 a.m.

City Councilor Matt O’Malley, John T. Hailer, Chair of the Boston Public Library’s Board of Trustees, Interim Library President David Leonard, and Don Haber, Co-chair of Friends of the JP Branch Library, will all accompany Mayor Walsh.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Jamaica Plain