GOVERNMENT NewWest Pearland Library includes amphitheater, other amenities
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BY ANDY YANEZ
recording; child-friendly play areas; and the Brazoria County satellite tax o ce, which will be moved from the city’s public safety building along Cullen Boulevard in Pearland, Lee said. The location will even o er 3D printing services. The $19.82 million building was funded through the Shadow Creek Ranch Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, which collects tax revenue from the Shadow Creek Ranch development, city o cials said. The city and county broke ground on the library in December 2020. The new library, once open, is expected to become the most visited library in Brazoria County, Lee said. The West Pearland Library replaces the Pearland Westside Library on Business Center Drive, which closed in February to move books and other amenities to the new location. “It’s not your grandparents’ library,” Lee said.
Residents in Pearland, Brazoria County and the Greater Houston area will have access to a new state- of-the-art facility when the West Pearland Library opens April 9. “It’s going to be a regional space,” Pearland Director of Communica- tions Joshua Lee said. The 39,000-square-foot building at 11801 Shadow Creek Parkway, Pearland, o ers multiple amenities, including a 100-seat teaching room, multipurpose community rooms, multiple private study rooms, a large magnetic wall toward the middle of the facility that can be used as a dry-erase board, and an outdoor space with a small amphitheater, Lee said. The library will also have a tie-in to the nearby Clear Creek Trail, he added. Additionally, the library includes an audio studio, which will be able to be rented out and used for
The West Pearland Library sits on the edge of Shadow Creek Parkway.
PHOTOS BY ANDY YANEZ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
West Pearland Library includes an outdoor space with an amphitheater.
The 100-seat teaching theater will be available to rent.
The Teenage Library will house a 3D printer for users to utilize.
The Welcome to Pearland Town Center mural is made up of four glass panels.
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