Planning Board Shoots Down Moving Library to Riverfront; Fire and Police Depts. Need More Room

Library Director Elizabeth Egan, one of five City officials to give presentations during the meeting, told board members that the space and location of the present library are inadequate.

\”When I came to the directorship of the Gloucester City Library in 1989, we were serving 42,000 people a year. In the last three years we have averaged 83,582 people,\” she said.

Alternate Board Member Elena King challenged the need for a bigger library, suggesting the library might instead invest in an Amazon Kindle and purchase e-books to save space.

When asked about the best location for a future library, Egan said that the former Coast Guard building on the Delaware River waterfront would be an ideal place.