California: Palo Alto to Break Ground on Main Library Expansion and Renovation Project
From the The Mercury News (San Jose):
The city of Palo Alto is poised to break ground next week on a project to expand and renovate the Main Library.
Improvements to the facility at 1213 Newell Road are expected to cost $17.7 million and wrap up by December 2014. The project is the third and last to be funded by 2008 Measure N bond proceeds.
“Libraries are so important to the character of Palo Alto, and we are excited to begin the process of transforming the Main Library into a more modern 21st century facility while still retaining its historic beauty and presence,” Vice Mayor Nancy Shepherd said in a statement Friday.
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The project calls for a 4,000-square-foot addition with a high-tech program room, four group study rooms and a teen center. Site improvements are also planned, including a new connection between the Art Center and Main Library parking lots, public art and green building upgrades.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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