In late October, the glass windows of Wilmington’s new $22 million North Market Street library gleam as the prismatic purple and gray tones of its facade shift with the changing light.

The building, originally called the Think. Do. Hub and now named NOMA Library, sits finished, furnished − yet still unopened.

During the construction phase, state leaders said the library would be ready for its grand opening by late summer 2025 , but the property remains surrounded by a locked, chain-link fence. Wilmington Public Library officials are hesitant to say when the community will be allowed inside.

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