LIBRARY WANTS/NEEDS TO EXPAND
The Pequot Lakes Community Library has been serving its patrons for three years. The number of card holders has increased to over 1,500, the number of materials has increased past 18,000, the number of shelving units has increased from 52 to 69, and we have increased the number if internet accessible computers to four. All of this growth has taken place within the original 1,850 square feet of space. Library usage continues to increase, but we are out of room.
Library Board President, Nancy Adams, made a presentation to the City Council on July 3rd. She asked the Council to understand the crowded conditions, the high patron usage, and the need for additional space to serve the community.
We hope the City Building Committee and the City Council will approve the use of additional space by the library. The architectural firm of Widseth Smith Nolting, on a voluntary basis, has completed a proposal and cost estimate for expansion of the library into a storage space that is adjacent to the library. This expansion would allow the library space for a new non-fiction room, thus allowing the current non-fiction/computer room to be used for AV, Books on Tape, and two additional computers. The remaining new area would be used as a heated workroom. Something totally lacking at the present time.
Mayor Cathy Malecha appointed Councilmen David Sjoblad and Tom Ryan as a committee to meet with the Library Board to work on a plan for possible expansion to be presented to the Council at a later date.
Expansion, to be better able to serve our patrons, is a priority of the Library Board. Any help meeting this goal would be appreciated.
Library Board President, Nancy Adams, made a presentation to the City Council on July 3rd. She asked the Council to understand the crowded conditions, the high patron usage, and the need for additional space to serve the community.
We hope the City Building Committee and the City Council will approve the use of additional space by the library. The architectural firm of Widseth Smith Nolting, on a voluntary basis, has completed a proposal and cost estimate for expansion of the library into a storage space that is adjacent to the library. This expansion would allow the library space for a new non-fiction room, thus allowing the current non-fiction/computer room to be used for AV, Books on Tape, and two additional computers. The remaining new area would be used as a heated workroom. Something totally lacking at the present time.
Mayor Cathy Malecha appointed Councilmen David Sjoblad and Tom Ryan as a committee to meet with the Library Board to work on a plan for possible expansion to be presented to the Council at a later date.
Expansion, to be better able to serve our patrons, is a priority of the Library Board. Any help meeting this goal would be appreciated.
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