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501 Library Building Update – Feb 19

February 23, 2018

The 2+2 committee has finished the first phase of the move project. That means the group has taken all the input from library volunteers, managers, patrons etc and created a couple of draft layouts of the new library. We have also drafted a list of the elements identified as needed in the library. This information will be part of the RFP (Request for Proposals) that will be put out for bid ASAP. Hopefully, this will result in a project manager/architect who will then work with our city manager/library commission/city council /volunteer librarians to determine the final design, cost, plans etc.

Please plan to come to a meeting on the afternoon of March 18th, 2018 at the Commons. There will be an opportunity to see the drafts and ask questions and give input.

The time and place of the meeting, formerly known as The State of the City, will be announced soon.

Thanks again for all the suggestions and great ideas!

Barbara Frye

501 Library Building Update – October 1

October 1, 2017

The “2+2 Committee” (two Council members, two Library Commission members, and two Volunteer Library Managers) have been meeting every two weeks, discussing options and making plans about the Library moving to the 501 Building. We have an ambitious timeline and are working hard to meet it. We have gotten amazing input from the volunteer librarians and managers, and other interested people, about how they visualize their “dream” library in this new spot.

We just met to review and prioritize all the suggestions and will narrow down all the information into the collective best vision, knowing revisions will need to be made, eventually, as we learn what we can and cannot change (or afford). We have hired a consultant who is evaluating the condition of the building, codes for libraries, and other requirements. Once he has completed that, he will meet with the committee and present a report with his findings and recommendations.

By Barbara Frye
(From the City of Yachats October 2017 Newsletter)

501 Library Building Update – Sept 2017

September 22, 2017

Our “2+2 ” committee and regulars met yesterday. Our task was to begin reviewing and organizing all the written input and “dreams” for our new library, that many of you have shared with us. We got through about 1/3 in the 90 minutes we met. So many great ideas and suggestions! We’ve scheduled an extra meeting next Wednesday so we can meet our goal of having a draft of our “dream library” in the next couple of weeks. The consultant will be evaluating the condition and needs of the 501 building next week and giving us a written report and recommendations. Once we have that and our “dream library” we’ll be ready to move ahead to the next phase. Not sure what that next phase is, exactly, but we are all learning and will be ready! Not too late to share your brilliant ideas with us.

Stop by the library and see the Timeline for the new library that the library volunteers are planning to post.

by Barbara Frye September 2017

Future Library Location

September 16, 2017

Announcing the future home of the library:
The Library Commission and the City Council agreed, by unanimous vote, that the future home of the Yachats Public Library, which is now located on 7th street, will be relocated to the now city-owned vacant bank building at 501 Hwy 101, located next to the Community Commons downtown.

More details will be posted as they unfold.

501 Library Building Update – Feb 19

501 Library Building Update – October 1

501 Library Building Update – Sept 2017

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