Broward County Library

The report generated by the committee received wide media attention and was supported by County Commissioner Robert Hubener.

On January 9, 1973, the Broward County Commission approved the establishment of a library system.

By 1978, a bond issue approved and provided funding for the system's expansion, allowing for the addition of thirteen further branches, all joining over the courage of the 1980s.

[5] Over the following three decades, many of the municipalities in Broward County elected to join the library system.

Library-system director Cecil Beach was involved in all phases of the Main Library project, from planning to completion.

The building was constructed as an eight-story structure with a six-story atrium, a 300-seat auditorium, and a special collections area hosting the Bines Museum of the Modern Book.

Broward County Main Library interior view