Electric vehicle drivers looking to charge up in Longmont can now do so at the Longmont Public Library.
Longmont Power & Communications announced Monday that a charging station has been installed at the library, bringing the number of city-owned EV charging stations to five. All are free for public use.
The news came just a few days before the start of National Drive Electric Week, which kicks off Saturday and runs through Oct. 4.
“Longmont continues to plug into our charging stations, and we’re glad to be able to expand those options now,” LPC Executive Director David Hornbacher stated in a news release. “The library has always been a community hub, so this allows us to meet people where they are and make it even easier for our residents and visitors to pursue zero-emission choices.”
Librarian Devon Smith, who spearheaded the effort from the library’s side, in the news release said adding the station was a “labor of love” aimed at normalizing electric vehicles and helping them be seen as a viable alternative means of transportation.
“The Longmont Library is committed to supporting eco-friendly practices and we are very proud that that now includes an EV charging station for our patrons and staff,” Smith stated in the release.
Free city-owned chargers alsocan be found in the 300 East Main parking lot near the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, and at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail St.; Longmont Service Center, 1100 S. Sherman St.; and the St. Vrain Memorial Building, 700 Longs Peak Ave. More information about the chargers can be found at longmontcolorado.gov/lpc ; select “Electric Service” and “Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.”
So far this year, the city’s chargers have been used about 2,500 times, according to the news release.
For National Drive Electric Week, the city is co-sponsoring an electric vehicle webinar and motorcade organized by Sustainable Resilient Longmont. for details, click here.
