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Montgomery County Announces Date for Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m.

The $70.9 million project and 92,000-square foot building is located at the corner of Georgia and Arcola avenues. This is the first combined complex of its kind in Montgomery County, which will include a library, community recreation center, Friends of the Library used bookstore, park, underground parking garage and redesigned roadway. 

The facility will open immediately after the ceremony.

Information about the facility is available on the Department of General Services website.

Release ID: 19-247
Media Contact: Judy Stiles 240-777-6536

Press Contact

Monika Hammer
Communications & Public Outreach

Montgomery County Recreation
2425 Reedie Drive
10th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
(240) 463-2442
Monika.Hammer@montgomerycountymd.gov