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![[The Arbutus Branch]](/sites/default/files/images/branch_ar_201008a_small.jpg)
The Arbutus Branch.
Photo by E. Smith, August 2010.
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The NEW Arbutus Branch
is open!
The NEW Arbutus branch is now ready for business and will opened on a regular schedule Tuesday, August 10. The new building is located at 855 Sulphur Spring Road and replaces the previous location at 1581 Sulphur Spring Road. The library is one part of the $11 million library, community and senior center complex at this location.
The new library is 25,000 square feet - nearly 10,000 square feet larger than the previous facility. It houses 13 additional public computers, a quiet study area, two group study rooms and a drive-up window to pick up and return materials. When it becomes available, the meeting room will be double the size of the room at our previous location.
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The Arbutus Library offers a full range of information services, including telephone and walk-in reference service. Our collection includes everything from best sellers and children's literature to DVDs and books on CD. Business reference and local history resources are also available. We also provide a limited number of computers that offer Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as Internet and e-mail access.
Arbutus History Room
The History Room is a collection of cataloged files of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, local history documents, maps and photographs pertaining to the history of Arbutus, Halethorpe, Relay, St. Denis, Lansdowne, Baltimore Highlands, Riverview and English Consul. The collection is maintained by the Friends of the Arbutus Library and is housed in the library History Room. Access to the collection is available through the Information Desk. Materials are available to the public during regular library business hours.
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855 Sulphur Spring Road ![[Accessibility Symbol]](/sites/default/files/images/branch_access.gif)
Arbutus, Maryland 21227-2745
Hours:
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Arbutus History Room: (currently closed)
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(Access is available through the Information Desk.)
Meeting Room:
The meeting room is unavailable. We will begin taking reservations as soon as possible.
capacity: 100, tables: 8, chairs: 96
meeting room bookings: 410-887-6109
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Directions:
855 Sulphur Spring Road (via MapQuest)
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Construction of the New Arbutus Branch
March 2010 Update
The Arbutus branch, under construction.
Photo by E. Smith, February 24, 2010.
Excitement mounts in anticipation of construction completion of the new Arbutus branch/senior center projected for the summer and the grand opening projected for the fall. Located approximately one mile from the current site, in addition to offering increased parking space and an expansion of the collection, the LEED Silver certified "Green Building" library features numerous amenities.
They include a drive-up service window; a large 1,600-square-foot meeting room replete with a projector and projection screen, and kitchenette; a 3,000-square-foot children's area with a flat-screen TV for programming; a teen area also with a flat-screen TV; and 28 public access computers.
Another view of the Arbutus branch,
under construction.
Photo by E. Smith, February 24, 2010.
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