The City entered into a partnership with Broward County and higher education entities, namely Broward College (BC) and Nova Southeastern University (NSU), to construct a community library and education center in an effort to provide a variety uses for the benefit of the public at the Town Center site.
Progress
In July 2002, the City deeded a 4-acre parcel to the County and entered into an inter-local agreement for the construction of the building. The City Commission approved the site plan for the Miramar Library-Education Center in November 2005. The project broke ground in November 2006 and construction was completed in the summer of 2008. Library operations and classes commenced in autumn 2008.
Features
The 3 story building contains a Broward County Branch Community Library on the 1st floor, which includes a collection of 100,000 items, multi-purpose room with capacity for 100 people, tutoring rooms, quiet study room, conference room, 100 computer stations, wireless hot-spots, storytelling/program room, drive-up book return, Friends of the Library space and public art by Robert Calvo.
The 2nd and 3rd floors house BC and NSU, respectively. Each institution offers a wide variety of credit and non-credit courses for adults of all ages.
