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March 11. 2013 8:14PM
HENNIKER - While the $4,125,509 town operating budget is the big-ticket item facing voters at town meeting Saturday, the folks at the Tucker Free Library are hoping voters will let them use some already-existing funds.
"Our plan is to construct a media center/quiet reading room through renovation of the non-fiction room on the main floor," Patti Osgood, chairman of the Tucker Free Library board of trustees, said. "This new space will provide a quiet room to work, study, and do research."
She said tough economic times have brought a flood of people looking for books, magazines, newspapers and movies. The decision was made to do a renovation instead of an addition.
"We've done feasibility studies in the past on how to expand the library and none of those building plans seemed right," Osgood said. "We wanted to maintain the integrity of this great building while providing more work areas and computer stations."
The trustees would like to pay for the renovations by withdrawing money from the Ann S. Soderstrom Fund. Soderstrom, a longtime Henniker resident and library patron, died in 2009 leaving her estate to the Tucker Free Library, the Fuller Public Library in Hillsborough, and the Penacook Branch of the Concord Public Library.
The renovation plan is the brainchild of Library Director Lynn Piotrowicz and is estimated to cost $50,000. It will include new computer workstations and computers, shelving, furnishings, and interior paint for the new room.
The entrance to the room will feature a glass door which will offer visibility to the rest of the library while providing sound proofing in the new space. The project, which will be named for Soderstrom, will also include re-carpeting the entire library.
"Some of the carpeting in the building is downright dangerous it's so worn and frayed," said Osgood. "This seemed like the perfect time to take care of all of the work at once."
The trustees are also seeking permission to accept $10,000 from the Moose Plate Preservation Grant to restore stained glass windows in the library pending approval by the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources. If the town approves the trust expenditure for the Ann S. Soderstrom Library Revitalization, the project will move forward later this year. Word on grant approval from the state is expected during the summer.
Henniker Town Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Henniker Community School.
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Henniker library seeks OK to move $50,000 for renovation
"Our plan is to construct a media center/quiet reading room through renovation of the non-fiction room on the main floor," Patti Osgood, chairman of the Tucker Free Library board of trustees, said. "This new space will provide a quiet room to work, study, and do research."
She said tough economic times have brought a flood of people looking for books, magazines, newspapers and movies. The decision was made to do a renovation instead of an addition.
"We've done feasibility studies in the past on how to expand the library and none of those building plans seemed right," Osgood said. "We wanted to maintain the integrity of this great building while providing more work areas and computer stations."
The trustees would like to pay for the renovations by withdrawing money from the Ann S. Soderstrom Fund. Soderstrom, a longtime Henniker resident and library patron, died in 2009 leaving her estate to the Tucker Free Library, the Fuller Public Library in Hillsborough, and the Penacook Branch of the Concord Public Library.
The renovation plan is the brainchild of Library Director Lynn Piotrowicz and is estimated to cost $50,000. It will include new computer workstations and computers, shelving, furnishings, and interior paint for the new room.
The entrance to the room will feature a glass door which will offer visibility to the rest of the library while providing sound proofing in the new space. The project, which will be named for Soderstrom, will also include re-carpeting the entire library.
"Some of the carpeting in the building is downright dangerous it's so worn and frayed," said Osgood. "This seemed like the perfect time to take care of all of the work at once."
The trustees are also seeking permission to accept $10,000 from the Moose Plate Preservation Grant to restore stained glass windows in the library pending approval by the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources. If the town approves the trust expenditure for the Ann S. Soderstrom Library Revitalization, the project will move forward later this year. Word on grant approval from the state is expected during the summer.
Henniker Town Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Henniker Community School.
nfoster@newstote.com
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