Following a two-year renovation worth $7.1 million, Radnor Memorial Library in Wayne looks better than ever, emphasizing its importance in the community, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The library, which already has an expansive book and DVD collection, now has more space for group meetings, stronger Wi-Fi, and an improved coffee machine to help create an even more inviting environment.

“When I was a little kid, it was a place where you could go and get your books and then just go home,” said Helen McGrane, president of the library’s board. “Now, it’s a place for the community to hang out, to collaborate, to meet, and to interact.”

Radnor Memorial Library is a sanctuary for many different groups of people, from older patrons who enjoy reading their newspapers to middle-school students who do their homework there.

Even millennials are turning to libraries more frequently. A recent study by PEW Research Center discovered that more than half of millennials have visited a public library at least once in the last year.

Now, in addition to a room for story time and a children’s area, the library offers a teen room, with computers and study space on one side and couches and a television on the other.

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