Bowie Libraries Welcome New Managers

Blane Halliday and Luis Labra will serve as area managers for the Bowie Branch and South Bowie Branch Libraries.

Seen any new faces at the local library lately? Both of the Prince George’s County Libraries in Bowie have recently welcomed new area managers into the fold.  Blane Halliday, who’s been working for public libraries for more than 15 years, will be managing the Bowie Branch Library. Halliday has wide range of public library experience, having working in large urban systems small town libraries and suburban library systems, according to a statement released by the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS). Halliday has worked as a branch manger before, and also has experience as a reference librarian. His interests include, “ non-print media, intellectual freedom, equal access for all library patrons and collection development…

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State-of-the-Art Library Opens in South Bowie

After more than three years of construction, the $14 million dollar facility opened to the public in October.

Book lovers in south Bowie have much to celebrate this fall with the opening of the South Bowie Branch Library, a two-story, state-of-the-art library facility and the city’s first new library in 43 years. South Bowie residents have been advocating for a library for more than a decade. The Bowie Library, located on Annapolis Road, was built in 1969 and can be an intimidating distance to travel for those who live in neighborhoods like Pointer Ridge and Collington Manor. Councilwoman Ingrid Turner (D-District 4), a native Bowie resident and one of the driving forces behind the new library’s construction, knows how hard it can be for a child to make it to make it to the library when the facility is several miles away. “As a young girl, I …

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PHOTO GALLERY: South Bowie Library Virtual Tour

A look at the new state of the art library on Hall Station Road in Bowie.

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PHOTO: South Bowie Library Grand Opening

City, county and state officials were on hand for the grand opening of the South Bowie Library.

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Jenni Pompi

6:57 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012

You too, Cindy! I'm putting up a gallery tomorrow and I hope you will add some of your photos as well.   more ›

PHOTO: South Bowie Library Opens Oct. 25

Construction on the $14.1 million dollar facility began more than a year ago.

A glimmer in the eye of Bowie residents since 1999, the South Bowie Library is hosting its grand opening celebration on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m.  As Patch previously reported, the new facility, located at 15301 Hall Rd., will include and adult reading room, faux gas fire places, a snack room and vending machines, a computer lab, group study room and multiple workspaces and outlets for residents and their laptop computers.  According to the Prince George's County Memorial Library System website:  As of 10/9/12: The main lobby stairs are complete. The front tower window has been installed. The majority of the books have been shelved. The information and checkout desks have been installed. The 45,000-square-foot, two-floor library sits on a 17-acre …

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Profile Tells Story of Devonshire Estates, New Library

The Bowie community was profiled by The Washington Post this week.

A recent neighborhood profile of Devonshire Estates cites residents as saying they enjoy the community amenities and the suburban location within a short drive of the Largo Metro station, according to The Washington Post. The article also addresses how some residents fought a proposal for a commercial development in front of the entrance to the community and that a library will be built instead on a portion of the land. Patch previously reported that the South Bowie library is currently under construction and is slated to open this summer. The 45,000-square-foot, two-story building is a $14.1 million project. It is being built on a 17-acre parcel of land at Central Avenue and Hall Road near the Collington Station and Devonshire Estates …

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Ingrid Turner to Host Community Update on South Bowie Library

City and county officials, library personnel and representatives from the developers will be on hand to answer any questions and address concerns from members of the community.

Slated to open next summer, the South Bowie library is currently under construction and tonight County Council Chair and District 4 Representative Ingrid Turner will lead a community meeting to discuss the concerns about the library and answer questions from the affected parties. Tonight from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the multi-purpose room in the Pointer Ridge Fire Station (16408 Pointer Ridge Dr), community members can come to hear an update on the construction project and have a chance to have concerns addressed by the decision makers. The 45,000 square foot, two floor South Bowie branch is a $14.1 million project and is being built on a 17-acre parcel of land at Central Avenue and Hall Road near the Collington Station and Devonshire …

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$14.1 Million, State of the Art South Bowie Library Expected in One Year

South Bowie residents have been seeking a new library branch since 1999.

The long awaited, much lobbied for South Bowie library, under construction and now expected to open next summer, will provide a relaxed ambience amid a slew of tech features, library officials said. Wide open spaces, illuminated with many huge windows, will be the building’s theme. The adult reading room is expected to encourage lingering with a faux gas fireplace and a luminous metal oak tree sculpture. In the middle of the children’s reading room will be a lifelike oak tree sculpture depicting full spring bloom, placed in such a way to create the impression that the room was built around a live tree. For teens, there will be a gaming room with video games and large screen TVs. Other features will include: And of course, a collection of …

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