Date: Fri 02-Aug-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDREA

Quick Words:

library-closing-renovation

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Library Prepares To Close For A Month

B Y A NDREA Z IMMERMANN

Anyone who hasn't made it through his summer reading list may want to

stockpile a few books because the Booth Library will be closed August 12

through September 9.

That four-week period is when construction workers will perform intensive

demolition and renovation work. The entire back of the building will be taken

off to accommodate the addition. Workers will also remove asbestos from

radiators, add duct work for heating and air-conditioning, and repair and

update plumbing, said Library Director Janet Woycik.

Although the building will be closed to the public, full-time staff will be

back at work after the first week. They will put the reference books on

computer and possibly have time to add the geneaology collection, according to

Mrs Woycik. The director also plans on setting up the non-fiction books

downstairs so when the library reopens, the books will once again be available

to the public.

"If patrons need something, they will be able to check it out for a month,"

said Mrs Woycik. This includes books and books on tape, but not videos. "If

students need high school reading list books, they need to come in and get

them before the twelfth."

The summer reading program will end Saturday, August 10, and that is the new

deadline for anyone who wants to report on books he has read. The drawing for

Middle School Madness will be August 9, and winners will receive their prizes

on Friday, August 9.

The book drop will be open throughout the four weeks and will be emptied daily

by a staff member.

Books donated for the Labor Day Book Sale will continue to be collected at the

site of the old A&P in the Queen Street Shopping Plaza.