Mayor Cantrell Celebrates Opening Of Central City Library In Allie Mae Williams Multi-service Center

City of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today joined other officials, community leaders and partners to celebrate the opening of the Central City Library location inside the Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center as well as to dedicate the Carolyn Green Ford Head Start Center as part of the Central City Economic Opportunity Corporation (EOC).

“The investment in our community, the investment in our families, our children, across the board, will continue even after this day, because we are on our way around here in Central City,” said Mayor Cantrell.

The project featured a $6.4 million renovation of the two-story, 24,000 square-foot facility to provide upgraded spaces to accommodate a daycare, the Central City EOC offices, a Head Start Nursery facility and the satellite branch for the New Orleans Public Library. The outdated building infrastructure was gutted and replaced to meet Life Safety and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance with new electrical and mechanical systems, elevators, stairways and interior finishes. The building facade has undergone a major upgrade with a covered canopy walkway and landscaping. Most of the budget came from FEMA funding, while $211,000 was City funded through bonds.

This new facilities’ features include:

  • Increased hours of operation
  • Dedicated areas for children and teens
  • 2,500 more materials in the library collection
  • Outdoor space for programs and events
  • Two on-site parking lots

The City also was represented by Emily Wolff, Director, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families; Dr. Gabriel Morley, Executive Director/City Librarian, New Orleans Public Library; Vincent A. Smith, Director, Capital Projects Administration; and Jay H. Banks, City Councilmen, District B. Vangie Moffett, Center Manager, Central City EOC, spoke on behalf of the organization, although many other community leaders stood with Mayor Cantrell, including retired City Councilmen Jim Singleton.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was joined other officials, community leaders and partners to celebrate the opening of the Central City Library location inside the Allie Mae Williams Multi-Service Center.

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