Members of the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees, Building Advisory Committee and Staff will be giving a 90 minute presentation describing the planned renovation to the Main Library Building on Sunday, Nov. 10 at Temple Beth-El. A short slide presentation showing the conceptual design plans, an explanation of the timeline and funding plans will be followed by a question and answer period.
The Main Library Building, located at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck, opened in 1970. After 40 years of use, much of the library’s infrastructure has reached, or is about to reach, the end of its useful life. At the time of its opening, the library was heralded as ahead of its time in design and function.
In the fall of 2011, after the previous referendum plan was defeated, and a number of earlier attempts to renovate and modernize the building failed, the library board created a Building Advisory Committee, chaired by current board President Marietta DiCamillo.
This group, comprised of trustees, members of the public with specialized construction knowledge, avid library users and library staff, worked as a team to create a cohesive plan to accomplish the needed renovations, without increasing the building’s footprint, and modernize the building in a cost effective manner. On Nov. 19, the public is invited to vote on the $10.4 million referendum.
Great Neck residents and all interested members of the public are invited to attend the information session at Temple Beth-El which is located at 5 Old Mill Road. Ample parking is available. Entry to the temple for this program is from the entrance door closest to the parking lot. For information, please feel free to call the temple’s main office at (516) 487-0900.
To learn more about the planned renovation, visit the Great Neck Library website at www.greatnecklibrary.org or call the interim library director, Laura Weir at (516) 466-8055.
