Dayton Metro Library West Branch: New $12M location sets opening date

The new Dayton Metro Library West Branch will open to public on Feb. 7.

The new 24,000-square-foot facility is located at the corner of U.S. 35 and Abbey Avenue.

The library system invested more than $12 million in the new branch, which sits near the Wright brothers airplane factory buildings that are being targeted for historic renovation and redevelopment.

Credit: Tom Gilliam

The new branch has a community room, quads, tutor rooms, conference rooms, a reading room and an adult area with a fireplace.

Other amenities include an outdoor patio with an interactive “Percussion Play” area; a children’s area with a Nintendo Switch gaming system; a TeenEDGE area with a PlayStation 5; and a technology lab and tech studio.

Credit: Tom Gilliam

The library will have a ”Westside Makespace” — a project of Co-op Dayton, which was behind the Gem City Market in northwest Dayton.

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