Q: What will the library look like when it's finished?
With construction of a new addition underway at the Ada Public Library, the question from patrons is: What will it look like when it's finished?"
A library renovation overview helps answer that question. In the overview the current entrance is at the top. The addition is on the right.
Studer-Obringer, Inc. of New Washington, is the contractor for the renovation according to Rhett Grant, library director.
Funding for the renovation and addition comes from a dedicated fund.
The addition on the northeast side of the library will add some much needed space. Additional parking will be added, as well as an outdoor reading area.
The board on Monday accepted the bid of $881,700 from Studer-Obringer Construction. The addition will be attached to the northeast side of the current structure. Additional parking will be available in front of the new addition.
The addition and parking will take up the space where the Masonic Temple once sat. The library acquired the property several years ago.
The library will have a main entrance in the new part while the current front entrance will remain, as well. No tax money is being used to accomplish the project.
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