The Eastern Shore Public Library in Parksley is officially open.
A crowd of about 100 gathered for the ceremony Friday afternoon in downtown Parksley. Speeches were given by Accomack County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Harrison Phillips, Northampton County Board Chair John Coker, Delegate Rob Bloxom, Parksley Mayor Frank Russell, Senator Lynwood Lewis and former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.
The crowd was treated to tours of the new state of the art facility, which was once the Fresh Pride in Parksley. According to Curtis Badger, “the major addition to the library is the long-awaited Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center. The old library in Accomac had a collection of local books, photographs, manuscripts, and genealogical material in an area called the Eastern Shore Room. The Heritage Center is like the Eastern Shore Room on steroids.
“The area is accessed off the…
