COLUMBUS—The Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation (CMLF) has received a gift of $250,000 from Honda Marysville, a member of the Performance Columbus family of car dealerships. The gift, which will support the new branch’s dedicated teen area, puts the CMLF’s fundraising total over $2.3 million toward its $2.8 million goal for the new Dublin Branch.
The new Dublin Branch will open to the public on Thursday, June 6.
The expected total cost of the new Dublin Branch is $21.1 million. Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has budgeted $18.3 million for the project. The CMLF has undertaken a private fundraising campaign to help raise the additional $2.8 million needed to the fund the project. Additionally, a public phase of the campaign seeks to elicit broadbased community participation.
Dublin residents can learn more about how they can support their new library by visiting DublinBranchCampaign.org.