This will be the new home of West Polk County Library off U.S. Highway 411.BENTON, Tenn. — The West Polk Library, which now operates inside the Benton Courthouse, is moving closer to getting a newer and larger home.
Late last week, the Polk County Commission voted 8-0 to approve a 10-year lease agreement with the Friends of the Library Association, which has plans to purchase a 6,500-square-foot building that recently housed medical practices near U.S. Highway 411.
“It offers good parking and good accessibility, and it would be much bigger,” said Sally Love, chairwoman of the library association. “I think it would be a good thing for the county.”
Another advantage of the new facility, she said, is that the extra space will allow all computers bought for the West Polk Library to be accessible to patrons. Limited room in the library now has prevented use of all its computers.
According to earlier discussions among the library board, the friends group and county commissioners, about half the facility space will be dedicated to library usage. The balance of the space could be used for other friends projects.