Ribbon Cuttings

Library opens with big crowd

Library Director Linda Oaks cuts the ribbon at the new library building located at the community center property.

Hundreds of people turned out on a rainy Tuesday morning for the opening of the new Wakulla County Public Library.

A ribbon-cutting was held, hosted by the Wakulla Chamber of Commerce, and Library Director Linda Oaks cut the ribbon to officially open the facility.

A new library has been in the works for years, with various plans and iterations discussed. The new library is actually smaller than the old library – but it feels bigger with its airy design and layout.

To mark the occasion, the Quilting Guild’s Hazel Walker presented Oaks and the library with a new quilt with a literary theme: “Once upon a time/in a faraway land/ there lived a…”

Oaks with the Quilting Guild’s Hazel Walker.

– William Snowden