Kent District Library - Cascade Township Branch

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Branch Amenities:

Wireless internet
- Public computers with internet, word processing and other software
- Eight quiet study/reading rooms - To reserve a study room, visit: www.tinyurl.com/casroom
- Studio KDL digital creation makerspace, including:
• 2 iMac computers with film editing software including Final Cut Pro, iMovie, GarageBand and Audacity
• Zoom h2n handheld digital recorder and filter accessories
• Blue microphones Yeti USB
• Harlan Hogan portable sound booth
• User guides and information
- Color copier
- KDLville early literacy play space
- Teen space designed by teens
- Community meeting room
- Chapter Two Bookstore
- Vending services
- Local history room
- After-hours hold pickup
- Express Check-in
- Active Friends of the Library group


Some History:

The Cascade branch began as a weekly bookmobile stop for the county library in 1965. The library did not find a permanent home until 1972 when the Cascade branch opened in the old township hall. In 1979 the library moved into the new township hall on Thornhills and remained there until the construction of a new facility in 1996. At that time, Cascade branch expanded from 6,000 square feet to over 20,000 square feet. The branch was remodeled in 2006 to add new services, including the Wisner Center, a large program and community meeting space.