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.