Finishing touches
By Monty Siekerman
Workers from K&R Landscaping in Leipsic plant a spiral juniper near the new front door of the Ada Public Library on Tuesday.
Finishing touches—including installation of landscaping—are underway to complete a major addition and remodeling of the library which will have a grand reopening on Saturday, April 28.
celebration of the completion of the project will begin at 10:30 a.m. with remarks by Director Rhett Grant. Tater the Clown will be there to entertain children.
Refreshments will be served. The grand reopening will continue until 1:30 p.m. The library celebrated its centennial last year.
The current building opened in 1953. The addition for the children’s area was completed in 1994. The current expansion/remodeling began late last summer.
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