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The Enterprise, Thursday, December 10, 2015
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Library to finalize expansion proposal Final plan will be voted on in March referendum By AnDreA eArnesT enterprise staff
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Photos By Megann horstead | For the enterPrise
aBoVe: sonja spitzmesser, of Plainfield, finished setting up her booth of repurposed glass at trinity Christian school’s Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair in shorewood. LeFt: Judy Bienvenu, of Plainfield, browses accessories with her son, Chris Bienvenu, 13, at a booth run by Maria Week, of Las Vegas.
The Plainfield Public Library is getting closer to finalizing plans for a proposed expansion of its existing site. Its current building opened in 1991, and was designed to serve 30,000 people. Today, the library serves 75,000 people. At the November library board meeting, the schematic building program, which detailed the functional areas for the proposed building, was finalized. The full proposal is expected to be finalized in December. In recent video detailing the project, Plainfield Public Library Board President Carl Gilmore said the library would remain at its current site, and the new building would be located just north of the existing facility. The plan would also allow the library to remain open during construction. “The expanded library will offer more room for books and other items, both online and on the shelves,” Gilmore
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