If Wake County voters approve a $142M bond, this NC town could get its first library

Growing up in Rolesville, Barbara Timmons never knew what it was like to be able to walk to a neighborhood library.

If she wanted to check out a book or attend an event, she had to go to libraries in Wake Forest or North Raleigh, a 15- to 20-minute drive.

Not having a closer library has made it even harder for Timmons in her late 60s, with more construction and traffic in the growing area.

“I don’t like driving as much as I used to, so I go to the [library] online,” Timmons said. “When I pick out what I want, I’ll send it to the one in Wake Forest and I’ll run by and pick it up.”.....

Voters are being asked to approve a $142 million bond to renovate, expand and add public libraries. More than a dozen libraries across the county would get upgrades, and Rolesville would have its own. The county has set aside $13.3 million for the facility.



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