As of April 30, 2012, the friends of the Middleburg Public Library reported that they had raised well over half, 61%, of the $775,000 needed to complete the work of doubling the size of the current facility.

Most of those funds have been raised to date through generous personal contributions from "Cornerstone" and "Leadership" level contributors.

An equally generous response to a mail campaign launched on April 24 will be necessary to bring the project home. More than $1,900 was raised during the library's May 12 Used Book Sale.

In the meantime Middleburg Bank has approved a bridge loan.

The Town of Middleburg has approved and issued the all important Location Permit.

The Middleburg Community Center has formally approved the facility's final design.

For more information, including drawing and floor plans for the new facility go to new Friends' website at: www.middleburglibraryfriends.org

Webmaster Bill Ferster is a former member of the Middleburg Library Advisory Board was an active participant in the development of the 2010 strategic plan that set expansion as the Friends top priority if they were to continue to meet the growing demands of the community.

Librarian Tia Maggio provided the extraordinary artwork for the website.