April Tinker, library assistant, is adjusting to the second temporary location of the Dade County Library in Trenton, Ga.
TRENTON, Ga. – Storms, renovations and trouble with a contractor have forced the Dade County library into its second temporary home after the April tornado burst through the roof and damaged 27,000 volumes.
The original library building on Court Street closed Oct. 11, and the library reopened at the former CVS store next to Ingles on Main Street. The plan was for the library to operate out of the shopping center while the old building was renovated and ready for use this summer.
But a tornado and construction delays changed those plans, and the library has been moved to 12551 N. Main St.
“This has just been so unfortunate,” said Lecia Eubanks, director of the Cherokee Regional Library System, which provides oversight and management for the Dade County library and three others.
In Dade, the April tornado soaked 30,000 books that have been sent to Atlanta to be cleaned. About 3,000 books escaped damage, many because they were out with patrons when the storms hit.