Expansion set for East Lake library
Officials from the East Lake Community Library are in the early stages of planning a million-dollar expansion. The 2,500-square-foot addition would be the first phase in a plan that would eventually take the library from 6,400 square feet to 19,000 sq ft, library director Lois Eannel told Pinellas County commissioners Thursday. Her remarks came during a budget information session. The library is independent of the Commission, but commissioners set the tax rate for the library’s operation. Eannel said the expansion,…