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Clermont creates its own new library
Donated books, materials fill towns new source of history
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Kylee Hulsey, front, 9, and sister Abby, 8, look for books Friday during an open house at the Historic Clermont DIP Library. The Historic Clermont DIP Library and History Center is an effort to provide the community with resources after the town’s previous library was closed due to budget cuts. - photo by SARA GUEVARA
Clermont is proving what can be accomplished with a good attitude and a little determination. After countywide budget cuts forced their library branch to close, residents took matters into their own hands and created their own library. The Clermont Historical Society celebrated the Historical Clermont DIP Library’s grand opening Friday evening.