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126 Paddock Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815.459.1687
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Bobbi Pierce
Community Relations Coordinator
Crystal Lake Public Library
126 Paddock St.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815 459-1687 ext. 101
bpierce@crystallakelibrary.org
Lighting
Grant, October 2007
Project Shoehorn- Meeting the Challenge,
July 2007
Lighting
Grant
Thanks to a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, the
Crystal Lake Public Library will upgrade its lighting this fall. This upgrade
will improve the overall quality of light in the Library, use less energy , and
save money. Additionally, the Library will spend less in recycling costs since
the replacement lights contain less mercury. All of these cost reductions will
allow the Library to direct more of its resources to purchasing library
materials and providing other necessary services. It is estimated that the
Library will recover the money spent on this project in four years.
Project
Shoehorn - Meeting the Challenge
Work on Project Shoehorn, the Library's reorganization program, was completed on
time and under budget. Library Director Kathryn I. Martens is quick to credit
the work of Construction Manager Featherstone, Inc. for the professional
contractors they hired and the hands-on approach they brought to all aspects of
the job.
"Hiring Featherstone was clearly one of the best decisions we made when
planning Project Shoehorn," said Ms. Martens. "You can't complete a
project of this scope without careful planning, and the Featherstone crew was
with us all the way."
Project Shoehorn was developed as as effort to best utilize Library space within
the confines of the current building. The plan was formulated with input from
the Citizen's Library Advisory Committee and the 2005 Public Opinion Survey.
Project Shoehorn:
- Increased Shelving by 9%
- Upgraded technology in the building, including a new, multi-purpose computer
lab
and a wireless network for public use.
- Increased space allocated to story times and early literacy
- Combined adult collections on the entry level
Distribution: Northwest Herald, Chicago Tribune, Library
Board, Library Staff, Friends of Crystal Lake Library, City of Crystal Lake,
Downtown Association, Chamber
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