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This week at the Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting, protest over rising property tax continued, and the board re-renamed the county s biggest library after the historic Black community Oberlin Village.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to change the name of Cameron Village Regional Library to Village Regional Library.
The library is located in Cameron Village, which is named for the Cameron family and sits on land that once held enslaved people. Regency Centers, owners of the property, announced in January the area s name would be changed to Village District. Wake County embraces and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion, said Wake County Commissioner Shinica Thomas. We want all residents to feel comfortable and respected when they visit any of our buildings.
The City of Raleigh opened the library in in 1974, In the early 1980s, Wake County took it over and moved it to a larger space in 1985. It is now Wake County Public Libraries largest regional library.
Updated December 11, 2020 9:36 a.m. EST
By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor
Some people miss restaurants or movie theaters. My younger daughter breathed a big sigh of relief when
Wake County Public Libraries reopened last month. The system began a phased reopening of regional libraries before Thanksgiving. Today, eight regional libraries are now open for browsing and borrowing.
My daughter and I have been several times already, and the visits are a little different these days. We re wearing face masks, of course. That s required for everyone five and older. Social distancing is a must. And the libraries are limiting the number of people who can be inside each library at any given time.