Volusia County urges residents to stay cool, designates libraries as cooling stations

Emergency management officials recommend that people without air conditioning find cool places to escape the heat.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 10:00 a.m. June 30, 2023
The Ormond Beach Regional Library. File photo
The Ormond Beach Regional Library. File photo
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With the heat index regularly topping 100 degrees, Volusia County officials have designated the county’s 14 public library branches as cooling stations.

Emergency management officials recommend that people without air conditioning escape dangerous temperatures by finding cool places. 

This is especially important for children, the elderly and people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, a Volusia County news release states.

The following libraries are located in or near Ormond Beach:

  • Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 Jackie Robinson Parkway, Daytona Beach — open 12-5 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday
  • Hope Place Public Library, 1310 Wright St., Daytona Beach — open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday
  • John H. Dickerson Heritage Library, 4111 S. Keech St., Daytona Beach — open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
  • Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach — open 12-5 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Library branches will close at 5 p.m. July 3 and will remain closed on July 4.

 

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