The committee hoping to raise money to build a new library in Sydney has a potential funding partner and has broadened its choice of location to five spots.

The library would replace the 56-year-old James McConnell Memorial Library in downtown Sydney, which has limited space and no air conditioning or elevator, despite an expansion in 1988.

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality, which owns the building, hired a consultant last year to look at options for a new library.

~ Read more on CBC Nova Scotia's website.