New Vineyard’s new library opens; dedication scheduled
By Donna Perry, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine | |
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They wrote and received grants, held fundraising events and solicited donations to come up with
Of that amount,
There has also been a lot of volunteer help with the project.
The new
The library is three times larger, going from approximately 550 square feet to 1,800 square feet, Turcotte said.
The association will hold an open house from
The Expansion Committee formed in 2010 with the goal of creating a larger library and providing more offerings. A survey in 2008 indicated the library was an important service to townspeople.
The new library is at the opposite end of the building from where the old library existed. The building is owned by the association and the
The Town Office will move to the front of the building, where the former library was located. The society will move into the space the Town Office occupies.
The library has more than 3,000 books. Everything is larger, including space for the children's and young adult areas. It also has sitting areas.
The move into the new space was
The library also has a community space of approximately 350 square feet with access to a small kitchen and bathroom.
Turcotte said he has been talking with
The association also hopes to display local artists' work. It already has one landscape painting featuring area mountains on display.
Sweeney is the daughter of Judith Johnson,k who donated the land in 1988 so the first library could be built.
"So many volunteer hours have been given in this project, but the technical piece got up and running due to
Wood set up the computer system and made sure the right equipment was purchased.
The association had hoped to begin construction in
"There was a lot of discussion around town about when is it going to happen. So people who saw it visually can now experience it," Turcotte said.
Even though there were some roadblocks to overcome, everyone involved worked cooperatively and the association has a good board that works well together.
"We are looking forward to bringing new programs and activities to the library as well as maintaining what we have done well in the past," he said.
The library, which also receives some money from the town to help with operations, began an appeal in December to help raise operating expenses for the new building for a year.
"We've reached 62 percent of our goal for one year to raise
"We hope a lot of people will come by our grand opening on
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