Date: Fri 06-Dec-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDREA

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Booth-Library-Shelton-FHH

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A Bigger, Better Space at FFH Offered To The Library

B Y A NDREA Z IMMERMANN

When the Cyrenius Booth Library reopens in January, it will temporarily be

located in Shelton House, not Stratford Hall, on the Fairfield Hills Campus,

according to Bill Lavery, chairman of the Long Range Planning Building

Committee.

"Repairs at Stratford Hall would take longer than anticipated, and they're

[having professionals] do a clean-up with asbestos there," said Mr Lavery. "So

they suggested we take Shelton House, which is larger."

The library will use at least three of the large main rooms on the first floor

to serve the public - one room will hold adult books and some reference

materials, another room the children's books, a third room will be for

technical services. The front sunroom will be used as a conference/meeting

room. Former offices will probably be used as reading rooms. The Friends of

The Library will also have space to sort and store books for the library's

annual book sale. And all the books now in box trailers and the furniture will

be in the heated rooms at Shelton House.

The building has two entrances which can be used by patrons, and there is

handicapped access at the rear entrance. Tunxis Management Company will check

all the fire alarms, emergency exit lights, other equipment relating to fire

codes, as well as plumbing. Locks to the building will be rekeyed next week.

And board member Joe Humiston will have his cleaning company crew prepare the

designated rooms for occupancy.

This month, telephone and computer lines will be installed. The first week in

January, books and furniture will be moved in. Right now the staff hopes to

have the library up and running by the middle of January.

The library will operate out of Shelton House until June 1 when the library

addition is expected to be completed.