Projects

The Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Branch

Project Description

The Municipality opened the new Scott and Wesley Gerrish Branch Library in Girdwood in May 2008. The new 9,000 square-foot library also houses a Community Center, which gives the Girdwood community a much needed public gathering place.

The Gerrish Branch has seen record-breaking numbers since it opened in late May 2008. Visits to the library have jumped 69% from January to June and attendance at children’s programs rose 57%. View the report.

Read the article in the Turnagain Times, December 18, 2008.

Photos

Gerrish (Girdwood) Library in Summer. Photo by Wayne Martinez.

The ground-breaking, Spring 2007.

The children's area. Photo by Eric Teela.

The community room. Photo by Eric Teela.

Books on display. Photo by Eric Teela.

Under contstruction, Winter 2008. Photo by Grant Leader.

View additional photographs of the Grand Opening Celebration.