Hastings Library and Community Center
Dept. Contact
Email: bguagliardo@sjcfl.us
Quick Overview
St. Johns County will construct a new branch library, community center, and health and human services annex to serve Hastings and the rest of the southwest portion of the County.
Description
Provide a new branch library and community center to serve Hastings and the rest of southwest SJC. The project addresses a deficiency in library services to these residents. The current facility which was acquired by the County on March 1, 2018 provides maintenance and operating challenges. Need for this new branch was identified in the Master Plan For Libraries Update Through the Year 2020. A new branch will meet the needs of people of all ages in this southwest area of the county, while eliminating the escalating costs associated with an older, not well-maintained building, that was never designed to accommodate the needs of a busy public library. An initial layout of approx. 10,000sf will serve the Hastings area for the foreseeable future. The facility would have a meeting room for approximately 100 persons, a small conference room, a children’s area, teen area, public computers and Internet/wi-fi access, reference service and amenities. The Fiscal Year 2025 budget for this project is $10,755,068.
