Wake County Commissioners Weighing Two Sites for Athens Drive Community Library Replacement

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Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) will begin renovations to the high school in 2026, closing the library. The countywide bond allocates a total $67.1 million to build a new replacement for the Athens Drive library as well as community libraries in Rolesville, Apex, Wendell, and southeast Raleigh. Of that $67.1 million, the county has determined that $16.3 million is available for Athens Drive community library replacement. A screenshot of the Cary site proposed for the replacement of the Athens Drive Community Library Credit: Courtesy of Wake CountyThe county would have to buy the Well Fed Community Garden site from the Gordons. Athens Drive Community Library patrons and advocates photographed inside the library in February.