OCLS approves lease for Horizon West library

The Orange County Library System has approved the lease for a new library in Horizon West. 

According to OCLS, the library will have a ground lease with Orange County that will allow for the design and construction of a library in the Horizon West Regional Park. 

The 20,000 square-foot library building will include an outdoor pavilion that will share parking and outdoor space with recreation and community facilities operated by the county.

The OCLS Board of Trustees approved the lease on Thursday, June 9, with another new location in Lake Nona. 

Library Board of Trustees President Crockett Bohannon thanked the city of Orlando and Orange County for working with the board to make it possible to begin work on both branches at the same time.

"This has been a long road and a lot of hard work, but I’m proud of what we have been able to accomplish," Bohannon said. "I’m happy to tell the people living in Lake Nona and Horizon West that they have libraries on the way.”

Updates on the new branch project will be posted to the library’s website as they are available.