TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Big upgrades are coming to the Havana Public Library.
The campus on 5th Avenue in Havana will soon see a buzz of construction as work begins on a 2,000-square-foot expansion.
The new wing will be on the south side of the current library, right next to the butterfly garden. County officials said it’ll feature a high-tech computer lab, meeting spaces for job training and career advice, as well as AI and other STEM training opportunities.
The expansion will also feature a telehealth office, something Gadsden County Commission Chairman Eric Hinson is particularly excited to see.
“Health services is a problem. So we want to bring telehealth in our communities so we can be able to help more seniors as well as certain populations of our communities,” he said.
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The $2 million expansion is thanks to a Florida Commerce grant with funding coming from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Havana Town Manager Leigh Davis has been on the job six weeks. She said Thursday’s groundbreaking is already a highlight.
“I’m a great believer that public libraries are and can be the equalizer for particularly small communities like ours,” she told WCTV.
Hinson said the expansion should be finished by Spring 2027.
This isn’t the only library expansion underway in Gadsden County. Officials gathered in Chattahoochee in early July to kick off construction of a major project there.
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