LIBERTY TWP.

The MidPointe Library System has confirmed its looking to Liberty Twp. for its next branch expansion in Butler County.

The 101-year-old library system operates locations in Middletown, Trenton and most recently West Chester Twp.

MidPointe is always looking to grow, said Cari Hillman, public relations manager for MidPointe. Liberty Twp. is a growing area we need to accommodate.

Hillman said over the past several years, the library system has reached out to existing and potential patrons, as well as conducted demographic studies, to determine the feasibility for a location in Liberty Twp. The township has grown from a population of 22,819 in 2000 to more than 37,250 in 2010, according to U.S. Census data.

Hillman said the West Chester location at 48,350 square feet is the second-busiest library in southwest Ohio, only behind the downtown Cincinnati location of The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. She said a lot of business at the West Chester location comes from Liberty Twp. residents.

Having a branch there would fill a void, Hillman said.

Since January of this year, MidPointe has contracted with Henkle Schueler Realtors in Lebanon for real estate services, Hillman said. She said there have been several site visits made, but no location has been selected yet or an estimated construction date.

In an April quarterly newsletter from the Schueler Group of Companies, Henkle Schueler Realtors announced it had researched five possible locations in Liberty Twp. for MidPointe, and the library system is currently evaluating the sites and making final selections on which site will work best for them.

The newsletter also cited the need for the site to be between three and five acres to accommodate a building of 25,000 square feet.

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MidPointe scouting Liberty Twp. for expansion