Public Meeting Set for Oct. 29th

A public meeting will be held at the McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St. in the meeting room from 7:00 pm - 8:30pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to detail the specifics of our renovation/expansion project. For more details, go to our website.

Again, the main purposes of our renovation project are as follows:

1) to solve patron/staff safety/security and ergonomic issues such as improving patron traffic flow, enlarging the staff work area and creating lines-of-sight and an improved service and circulation desk, plus improving interior lighting and designing an inviting/usable patron entrance;

2) to provide some amenities that were discussed in the new building plan such as study rooms, additional public restrooms, a conference room/computer lab, a larger meeting room with outside access, a new genealogy room, and a separate teen area.

Representatives from the library board, our construction firm - Lamp, Inc. and our architectural firm Gillespie Design Group will be presenting the plan, design and construction timetable as well as showing various fixtures and furnishings. Total cost for the remodel project will be approximately $2.5 million or less. This project will not raise taxes at all as it is being funded by money that the library district had been saving for the past five years plus some grant/gift funds and Recovery Zone money.

Please plan to attend this exciting and information-filled meeting.