Our new Penacook Branch Library and Activity Center is slated to open this September. Library and recreation staffing at the new branch is also included in this year's budget. There are plans to conduct 52 programs at the new Library (an increase from the current 17), and additional programming will be created by the Parks & Recreation Department. The plan is to evaluate usage metrics of the new open hours of the Penacook Branch, so we should make efforts to visit and use it. After occupancy of the new space, the City plans to divest the property at the current library branch at 3 Merrimack Street, with the requirement to preserve and adaptively reuse the historic building.