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	The Manchester Enterprise A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

District library to hold grand celebration

Events include tours, music and volunteer service recognition

By Daniel Lai, Editor

PUBLISHED: January 24, 2008

After three months of renovation, the Manchester District Library will celebrate a grand reopening on Saturday.

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"The renovations went really well. The contractors were very good and we got a lot done in a short period of time," library director Heather Sturm said. "We had a good overall experience."

Festivities will begin with a ribbon cutting at 12:30 p.m. followed by a special recognition of volunteers at 12:45 p.m. Free refreshments, guided tours and music by the Cocktail Jazz Trio will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m.

"We hope the public will come and take this time to see how the library is growing and evolving to meet their needs," she said.

Sturm said after recognizing the need to expand, the library used funds from its fund balance for the renovation work.

"After considering our overall strategic plan, we thought this would be a good use of the funds," she said.

Sturm said the most renovations occurred on the library's second floor.

"When the village installed the elevator, it made it possible and practical for us to use that space on the second floor," she said.

Most of the audio and visual equipment, CDs and DVDs are now located on the upper level.

Sturm said when community members heard about the project, several provided countless hours of volunteer time.

"We had three to four people come in every week and help move 30,000 books, movies and audio books from one side of the building to the other," she said. "A lot of them worked really hard and it was great to spend some special time with those people."

Sturm said since the renovations, patrons have already commented on increased accessibility.

"We're already getting positive feedback," she said. "We are hoping the changes will help better serve the community for the next 10 years."

In addition to the grand reopening, the library is hosting a winter science program for children ages 6-11 presented by the University of Michigan Natural History Museum.

On Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m., the workshop will explore the North and South Poles. Participants will learn the difference between seawater and freshwater, sea ice and land ice and ocean currents.

On Feb. 9 from 2 to 3 p.m., the workshop will focus on life and survival in the North and South Poles. On March 1 from 2 to 3 p.m., the workshop will focus on the effects of ice melting. Space is limited for all workshops and reservations are requested. To sign up for a workshop, call 428-8045.

Editor Daniel Lai can be reached at 428-8173 or dlai@heritage.com.