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As a kid in the Bronx, the first place that my parents let me walk to by myself was the public library down the street. That also made it the first place that I could go to find a little space of my own away from a loving but large and loud family. I was amazed by a place where books could temporarily become mine with just a wave of my new (and free!) library card.
I know I don’t need to convince INDY readers that public libraries are worthwhile, but I was reminded of those first solo library trips last week when I joined over 100 Orange County officials, advocates, and library lovers to celebrate the opening of the brand new Drakeford Library Complex at 203 South Greensboro Street in Carrboro.
The three-story library complex is stuffed full of community and municipal services. And in ultra-progressive Carrboro, the new library is also a physical reminder of what a government with a vision of expansion—rather than a perceived mandate to cut, cut, cut—can achieve.
Because to build a library, speakers said, is to invest in the people who will use it.
I know that Carrboro residents of all ages will find as much joy and utility in their library as I found in mine on those first trips. Check out my full story about the new library below and have a good Thursday.
—Chase
Durham
ICYMI: Durham officials have set a goal to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50 percent by 2035, and eliminate them by 2045. INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports on plans in the works to meet those benchmarks.
From The New York Times: Duke University reportedly isn’t happy about the use of its brand on HBO hit The White Lotus.
Wake
Tucked in a shopping center off of Rock Quarry Road, Southgate Library is among the smallest in the Wake County system. Patrons are finally getting the larger facility they lobbied for for years, INDY’s Chloe Courtney Bohl reports.
Orange
The Chapel Hill building covered by a large mural of former coach Dean Smith is set to be torn down, ABC11 reports, and the artist is looking for a new canvas to recreate the portrait.
The Town of Hillsborough has a new program to provide residents with low cost rain barrels, WCHL reports.
North Carolina
You could soon get a fine for driving with your pet in your lap, which is apparently something lots of people do, WUNC reports.
From WUNC: The state Senate is voting on a health care cost transparency bill that would require hospitals to publish the price of common procedures.
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Partly cloudy with a high of 65 degrees.
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