Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra will lead library officials, community leaders and others in a noon groundbreaking Tuesday for the $5.8 million replacement of the Upper Albany Library branch in the city’s North End neighborhood.
Members of the Hartford Public Library board of directors, Capital Restoration and neighborhood leaders are due to launch construction of the new, 8,000-square-foot facility at 1250 Albany Ave. designed by Sevigny Architects in Hartford.
Segarra is expected to discuss the job creation that is associated with this project, especially for Hartford residents.Â
Opened at its current location in 1950, the Upper Albany branch contains some 24,000 items within its 5,400 square feet, according to the library’s website. It is open 31 hours a week.
