Good news for Shaw residents: the new Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library, located at 1630 7th Street NW across from the Shaw Metrorail station, will open on August 2, ending an incredibly lengthy wait for a permanent library in the neighborhood. The Shaw Neighborhood Library has been operating out of an interim location at 945 Rhode Island Avenue NW since 2007 — that location will close its doors on July 13, so that staff can transition and catalog all of its materials and install and test new equipment. The new library sounds like a sparkling new facility: approximately 22,000 square feet, the three-story building will feature 32 public access computers, room for 80,000 books, conference rooms and seating for 200 people.