For over ten years the Rockbridge Regional Library Board of Trustees
has been looking for a better facility for the Glasgow Public Library which
was established in 1976. The library currently has approximately 11,000
volumes and serves a population of 4200. These are census figures for
tracts surrounding and including Glasgow. In the summer of 2002 over 40
children attended several summer reading club programs. Many times
the librarian is forced to hold programs outside and the weather is not
always suitable.
Fortunately, the current landlord gave three city lots to the library so plans
were begun to explore building a new facility. The three lots were
adjacent to the town Hall. The Town owned two more lots and said they
would contribute those lots for the new building. In 2000 and 2001 the
Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors all agreed that this project
could move forward.
The square footage of the lots matched the needed space for a new
building with a meeting room to serve the citizens of the town. An added
feature requested of the architects was to tie the new building
architecturally or by landscaping to the existing Town Hall. The meeting
room in the building could serve as an emergency center when there is a
disaster in the area. The area around Glasgow is prone to flooding. The
new facility is out of the flood plane and would serve as a disaster
emergency center. Officials could gather and run the disaster recovery
from the space. It will be wire to be connected to Town Hall so it can be
used especially in the case of disasters.
The meeting room can also be used for community meetings, for classes,
and for local organizations. There will be more space for library materials,
such as books, videos, and CD's. Adult and children's programs can take
place within the library while the library continues to provide its full range
of services-something not possible in the small space available now.
Additional tables and chairs will be conducive to study and quiet reading.
There will be room for use of various computer resources - educational
games, word processing, Internet, etc. Literacy is a department of the
Rockbridge Regional Library system; tutoring will be able to take place in
the Glasgow Library without disrupting other activities. In other words, at
last this will be a full service branch library.
In April of 2002, the firm Reynolds Architects Incorporated of Blacksburg
was selected to create plans for the new Glasgow Library facility. By the
fall of 2002, the Town of Glasgow, the Rockbridge County Board of
Supervisors and the Rockbridge Regional Library Board all approved the
preliminary design for a 5210 square-foot facility that was submitted by
Glen Reynolds. The Rockbridge County engineer, the Town Manager and
Rockbridge Regional Library Staff worked with the architect.
Hours of Operation
Sunday-Closed
Monday- 10:00am to 5:30pm
Tuesday- 10:00am to 5:30pm
Wednesday- 10:00am to 5:30pm
Thursday- 11:30pm to 7:00pm
Friday- Closed
Saturday- 10:00am to 1:00pm
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Preschool story time each
Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.
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Lending Policy
Books, CDs & Cassettes - 4 weeks
Reserved Books - 2 weeks (no renewal)
Videos & Magazines - 1 week
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Glasgow Public Library Building Project 2003
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The Glasgow Public Library is a branch of the Rockbridge
Regional Library System, offering a full range of library services
and programming to the entire county. Click on the banner to
the right to visit the Rockbridge Regional Library website.
Our New Library
1110 Blue Ridge Road
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Click Photos to Enlarge
Library, County and
Town Officials gather
with the architect and
contractor for the
official ground breaking.
Heavy equipment
moves in to begin
excavation.
The shell is complete.
Looking from the main
entrance toward the
circulation desk area
during framing.
The bay window is
installed in the
Children's area.
The Glasgow Public Library was just
named Library of the Year, in the
category of libraries serving 25,000
– 50,000 population. The Library has
hosted several meetings of public
librarians, and been visited by
others. It is praised for its beauty, its
layout, and its importance to the
people it serves. The grand opening
celebration and community book
chain the next day were cited as
well. The award was presented to
Linda Krantz, Director of the
Rockbridge Regional Library, by the
Virginia Public Library Directors’
Association at their annual meeting
in Syria, Virginia last Friday.
At the same meeting, the
Rockbridge Regional Library
received a second award, this one
for staff development. The entire
library staff visited seven Virginia
public libraries, studying how they
serve their patrons and operate
efficiently, and how they’re laid out
and organized. This hasn’t been
tried before, and proved to be a
wonderful experience for all who
participated. A brainstormed list of
ideas is being prioritized as a result
of the trips which took place last
month.
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Summer Reading Program
"Trails to Reading"
Begins June 19th....with
storyteller Barney Mines.
Registration begins June 11th.
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