Frayser library branch goes from city’s smallest to ‘a design for future libraries’
City and Frayser community leaders gathered Thursday, Nov. 3, to break ground on a new Frayser library to replace its 60-year old predecessor, which is currently the smallest in the city’s system. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
City leaders broke ground Thursday, Nov. 3, on a new 20,000-square-foot Frayser Branch Library on James Road that replaces the existing 60-year-old facility.
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