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DOWNTOWN GRANITE CITY LIBRARY TO RELOCATE FOR RENOVATION Six Mile Regional Library District Delmar Avenue Library Temporarily Closed Before you head out to the library, make sure you know where it is and if it’s open. Beginning Monday, September 23, the Six Mile Regional Library District facility located at 2001 Delmar Avenue will be closed for renovation for at least nine months. All materials, furniture, staff, and services are temporarily moving to the former Niedringhaus School, located at 2901 State Street, which will open for business on Monday, October 7. The branch library, 2145 Johnson Road, will remain open with its normal hours. Between September 23 and October 5, please return materials and pick up reserves at the Johnson Road branch. The original library building, completed in 1929, will soon undergo an extensive renovation. Services will be temporarily relocated while the library is updated with new mechanical systems, windows, restrooms, elevators, flooring, ceilings, and more. When the renovation is complete, library services will move from Niedringhaus School back to the original building. With the completion of the renovation, there will be a new sloped walkway for an accessible entry at the front of the building. A new community/program room will seat 60. And, a new history room will double as a quiet study area. Circulation services will be centralized at one location on the main floor, and service desks will be relocated. The technology area will expand as well. Funding for this project is generously provided by 71% of the voters in the Library District who approved a $1,680,000 bond referendum on April 9, 2013; a $2,176,819 Public Library Construction Act Grant from the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State Jesse White; a bequest from the Lee Niedringhaus estate; and donations from people like you. For more information, please call the main library at 452-6238 or the branch library at 452-6244. |
| Congratulations Brenda Whitaker, the recipient of the 2013 Community Service Award Presented by the Southwestern Madison County Chamber of Commerce on September 24. In appreciation of her commitment and dedication to our community. |
| Happy October Granite City! Get your tricks and treats ready, the time for the little goblins, ghouls, and ghosts to be ringing your doorbell will be here before you know it. Speaking of goblins and ghouls, take a look at the Halloween themed "Trivia Night of the Living Dead", it sounds like a great way to kick start the spooky holiday. The Complex Youth Center is now offering free tutoring for students two evenings a week, you can find their information at the bottom of the page. Do you have a winning chili recipe? If so, you might want to enter this month's Chili Cook Off at Doit's Village Inn in Pontoon beach. The Six Mile Regional Library has sent us their press release regarding the status of the main branch and it contains all the information you may need to know about during the remodel. Get your rakes ready, those leaves are about to fall....it's autumn in Granite City! |
The Alfresco Art Center has now completed three of its planned renovations. Pictured left is the recently completed Club 21, a private events lounge with a nostalgic feel. Club 21 is located on the upper level of the center. Also completed, is the mezzanine level seating which features a circular seating area that overlooks the performance stage area, giving each patron their own "front row" view, in a more casual atmosphere. The CROW Art Gallery, also located on the upper level is now open (not pictured) |
