Editing LaVale, Maryland (section)

==Library==
The LaVale Public Library is part of the Allegany Country Library System. The first public library in LaVale opened on April 18, 1953. The current building opened on September 28, 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.alleganycountylibrary.info/locations/lavale.htm|title=LaVale Public Library|publisher=Allegany County Library System|accessdate=February 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126090235/http://home.alleganycountylibrary.info/locations/lavale.htm|archive-date=January 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The library temporarily closed for major renovations in 2020, and reopened on September 22, 2022. At over 18,000 square feet, nearly double the original size, the newly-renovated and expanded library houses the largest collection of materials in the Allegany County Library System, and is home to large conference spaces, group study areas, an open-air patio that doubles as an outdoor classroom, and a "library of things," where patrons can borrow from a selection of everyday household items.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-09-24 |title=Open book: Ribbon cut on new LaVale Library |url=https://trone.house.gov/2022/09/24/open-book-ribbon-cut-on-new-lavale-library/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Congressman David Trone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Times-News |first=For the Cumberland |date=2022-09-21 |title=LaVale Library to reopen in grand fashion |url=https://www.times-news.com/community/lavale-library-to-reopen-in-grand-fashion/article_e1887230-2566-11ed-b64d-2f7d3194e7f8.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Cumberland Times-News |language=en}}</ref>