Cameron doles out $800,000 for city library, Halifax redevelopment
Progress-Index Staff Reports, Published: January 18, 2014 PETERSBURG – Two major grants will help the city become a better place to live and learn, the Cameron Foundation announced Friday. The Better...
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A final push for Petersburg’s new library
Progress-Index by Leah Small (Staff Writer) PETERSBURG – The needle has moved to a little under $200,000 in the final push to raise money for the construction of the new Petersburg Public Library. So...
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Ettrick Neighborhood & Business Foundation Donates $10,000 to Library Capital...
Ettrick Neighborhood & Business Foundation President Sterlin Hawkins and Vice-President Nancy Ross were on hand to view the final phases of construction on the new Petersburg library and present a...
View ArticleThe final push to finish and fund a new library
Progress-Index- March 5, 2014 The final push for a new library in Petersburg is on. The fund-raising campaign for the construction of the new Petersburg Public Library is now just a little under...
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Move to the new library begins
The Petersburg Public Library on South Sycamore Street closed Monday so staff and contractors can complete the move to the new library on West Washington Street. PETERSBURG – The first batch of books...
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Community gathers for grand opening of Petersburg library
City residents take their first step through the doors of the new Petersburg Public Library located at 201 W. Washington St. Patrons entering the library stand over a mosaic that represents the city....
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How a Virginia City Came Together to Build a Library
BY CANDICE STREETT | AUGUST 7, 2014 Like a lot of the South’s once-segregated cities, Petersburg, Va., is beset by challenges. A quarter of adults do not have a high school diploma; a third of its...
View ArticleThousands check out new library
Progress-Index: Staff Reports – Published September 7, 2014 PETERSBURG – Community excitement is building around the new 45,000-square-foot Petersburg Public library, with thousands more library cards...
View ArticlePetersburg Public Library Wins Project of the Year
The American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter has recently selected the City of Petersburg’s Public Library for Public Works Project of the Year, for structures, $5 million to 25...
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