Here are some photos that didn't get published in the paper of last week's Orange County Public Library opening:
Board of County Commissioners Chair Valerie Foushee speaks to a standing-room-only crowd at the opening of the new Orange County Main Public Library on W. Margaret Lane on Friday, Jan. 8. Foushee acknowledged the many public officials who came out to the event, including fellow commissioners Alice Gordon, Mike Nelson, Barry Jacobs, Steve Yuhasz, Bernadette Pelissier and Pam Hemminger, former commissioner and current Orange County school board member Steve Halkiotis and Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens.
Henri Nadworny listens to speeches during the Orange County Public Library's opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Jan. 8, while Virginia Nadworny takes advantage of the library's services to read a book.
The Chamber of Commerce's large scissors stand at the ready, waiting to be used to cut the ribbon at the new library's opening ceremony.
The Friends of the Orange County Public Library present Lucinda Munger, left, library director, with a $20,000 cheque.
A wreath made of pages from books adorns the wall by the children's librarian's desk.
A fish sits atop the juvenile non-fiction stacks at the Orange County Main Public Library.
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