The new library in South Florida…read more Canyon Branch Library at Canyon Town Center in Boynton Beach, Florida This new state-of-the-art library (built from scratch) was opened in early 2025. It is a nice library with a lot of everything to be provided for patrons in their community. The architecture is really cool, the staff are great people and the performance of library's customer service is sufficient. It is the library branch for Palm Beach County Library System

The area west of the Turnpike between Hypoluxo Road and Atlantic Avenue has been the focus of large…read morescale development. Along Lyons Road more than 10,000 homes have been built. To meet the needs of this growing western Boynton Beach community, Palm Beach County's 18th library has opened in Canyon Town Square. The Canyon Branch is a two story library that opened on January 11, 2025 behind the amphitheater of the Canyon Town Center. It covers 33,000 square feet offering a flexible environment designed for enrichment and collaboration. The beautifully designed library has over 130,000 lendable items, including books, DVDs and digital media. There are also desktop computers, printing, scanning and free Wi-Fi and patrons can borrow laptops. There is also a large meeting room, smaller conference and study spaces, two themed areas for children and teens, and a CreationStation and Makerspace for exploring digital and traditional arts. Additional amenities include self check out, a drive-up service window, a separate drive-up book drop, and an outdoor plaza with solar-powered lighting. It also has a recording studio similar to the one at the main library in West Palm Beach. I love all of the cozy seating spaces set up throughout the library for people to read, learn, and engage. This state of the library is a wonderful resource to connect the community. One of the most unique features of the library are the six columns that hold up the canopy at the entrance to the building, They are the canvas for Opening Minds, an art installation Brad J. Goldberg, who was selected from a pool of more than 70 professional artists from all over the world. Each of the columns is uniquely etched with book titles, music, quotes, and streams of binary code to symbolize the role of libraries in both the physical and digital realms. These pillars represent the many ways knowledge is shared, preserved, and celebrated. The six columns have more than 400 contributions, in 13 languages to reflect the wide range of cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds that Make up the community. Reading them is meant to spark curiosity and conversation. ​