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Escambia County’s Newest Library Is Now Open
August 22, 2025
The ribbon was cut on Thursday for Escambia County’s newest library.
The Brownsville Library, the first in the community, is located at 3300 West DeSoto Street.
Escambia County purchased the former Masonic Lodge building to convert into a new 8,000-square-foot library and community space in the heart of Brownsville. The first floor features a public library and café space, with a large multi-use space on the second floor for senior activities, children’s programs, classes and events.
“I’m excited to finally open our first library in Brownsville, right in the heart of the community,” District 3 Commissioner Lumon May said. “This project has been a long time coming and I look forward to seeing all our residents take advantage of everything the library has to offer. Giving back to the community and investing in human capital have always been my pillars of public service, and cutting the ribbon on the Brownsville Library is a testament to that. I want to thank our staff who worked diligently to complete this project and who understand how vital this project is to not only Brownsville, but to Escambia County.”
In addition to offering a wide variety of literature for the community, the new Brownsville Library will provide high-speed internet access on library computers, along with free high-speed Wi-Fi for those who prefer to bring their own devices.
Escambia County was also awarded $350,000 in RESTORE Act funding for the design of a business incubator, which will be constructed near the new library to provide services and resources to business owners or anyone looking to start a new business. The business incubator will include office space and commercial space, offering networking opportunities, business mentorships, and more.
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4 Responses to “Escambia County’s Newest Library Is Now Open”
I can’t agree more, Laura! I’m very thankful for the local library in Century, where I was able to pay to print files for university when my computer barely ran and we had no working printer. Saved my butt many times! Of course, the books are nice as well
It’s such a nice library on the inside and I highly encourage other Century locals to stop in!
I agree with Reading Rainbow. Brownsville kids and adults deserve a nice library of their own just as much as any other area of the county. This is a good use of our tax dollars. I was at a library on Langley earlier this week, after going to a doctor nearby. I needed to use one of their computers and their printer to work on an important government document. (I don’t have a working printer at home, and didn’t have access to the software I needed, which the library did.) I was wishing then that we had such services available on the West side, closer to my home. Now we do!
Well, are you saying reading, literacy, and education isn’t a worthy cause? Lol
This will be an especially great resource for local children! Great work Escambia county, love seeing my tax money fund great projects like this!
Definitely what Brownsville and escambia county needed.
Another library.
Yeah right