🏗️ Building Our Future

A New Chapter for Forest Hill 

A modern library building with visitors, greenery, and sidewalks, inviting discovery and learning.
The image shows a modern library building with people walking along a pathway, surrounded by greenery and flowers.
A welcoming lobby with people interacting, a family walking in, and a display thanking supporters. Modern design and natural light.
A bright dining space with people engaged in conversation, featuring large windows overlooking greenery and a presentation screen.
A sunny outdoor scene with people interacting and walking near a modern building surrounded by grass and trees.
A modern library building with visitors, greenery, and sidewalks, inviting discovery and learning.
The image shows a modern library building with people walking along a pathway, surrounded by greenery and flowers.
A welcoming lobby with people interacting, a family walking in, and a display thanking supporters. Modern design and natural light.
A bright dining space with people engaged in conversation, featuring large windows overlooking greenery and a presentation screen.
A sunny outdoor scene with people interacting and walking near a modern building surrounded by grass and trees.

 

For more than a decade, the Forest Hill Library District has served as a place where our community learns, connects, creates, and grows. As our city has grown, so has the demand for library services. Now it's time for a library that reflects the future of Forest Hill.

❤️ Support the Expansion

📈 Why We Need a New Library

Our Community Has Changed

Since opening in 2008, our community, programs, and services have grown tremendously—but our building has remained the same. Today's library has reached its capacity, limiting our ability to meet the growing needs of our residents.

Library stats for 2025: 7,700 sq. ft., 421 programs, 5,703 attendees, 34,110 check-outs, nearly 5x circulation since 2019.

🌟 A Library Designed for the Future

The proposed 20,700-square-foot library will nearly triple the size of our current facility, creating modern spaces that serve children, teens, families, students, businesses, and lifelong learners. The projected investment in this transformational project is $18 million.

A vibrant community center with colorful buildings, a parking lot, and people enjoying the surrounding park and playground.

✨ Features of the New Library

The image outlines features of a new library designed for community needs, including study spaces, event rooms, and a musical park.

❤️ How You Can Help

Every contribution brings us one step closer to building the library our community deserves.

You can help by:

💲 Making a Donation

🤝 Becoming a Friend

🏢 Becoming a Corporate Sponsor

🎁 Making an In-Kind Gift

📣 Sharing Our Story

🙋 Volunteering

🤝 Community Partners

 

Have questions about the library expansion or would you like to learn how you can help?

Contact:

Michael Hardrick
Executive Director

📧 mhardrick@foresthilllibrary.org

📞 (817) 551-5354

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