Since October, the library board and staff have been waiting patiently to hear about the possibility of a new library. Its actually been a 21-year process for some of the staff, since we have continued to outgrow our current space every year.
It's a good problem though when you have a collection that no longer fits on the shelves and programming rooms that are too small for the amount of people attending. However, after some setbacks in recent years, my coworkers and I have learned deal with these issues.
When I was in graduate school, we learned in some of the classes about moving a library collection or designing a library space but I never dreamed that as a librarian in this economy I would really ever have that opportunity.
Well, after nearly nearly nine months of anticipation...
WE GOT OUR NEW BUILDING!!!
It was official last Friday - May 25. We will be moving sometime in the near future to a much larger space (three times the size of our current facility). It is exciting to beginning "a new chapter" and thinking about the possibilities will now be able to offer the community.
I am thrilled to actually be able to offer programs without limits on participants; get my own work space (I finally have a desk, so I'm not really complaining); and have an actual teen department with display space, couches, study tables, etc. The architect said we can dream big to start!
The new space is a former office/industrial building, so major renovations are needed to make it usable as a community library but even minor updates will be a big improvement to what we are currently working with.
I am so thankful to be a part of this "new chapter" and hope that the youth services department (we are pushing for a combined children's, tween and teen) will be able offer bigger collections, provide better programming and continue to make a difference in the lives of our young patrons.
So here's to a "new chapter"...
The new space is a former office/industrial building, so major renovations are needed to make it usable as a community library but even minor updates will be a big improvement to what we are currently working with.
I am so thankful to be a part of this "new chapter" and hope that the youth services department (we are pushing for a combined children's, tween and teen) will be able offer bigger collections, provide better programming and continue to make a difference in the lives of our young patrons.
So here's to a "new chapter"...
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