Library Expansion Boosts Size and Tech at Chetwynd
The Chetwynd library plans a 1,700 square foot eastern addition with a $240,000 cost, to be bid in February and built by fall. It adds a children section, staff workroom, and internet equipment. Internet service, funded by a provincial grant, will be live by March 31 with basic user training. An automated system rolls out by Feb 15, with 1,200 books bar coded and new library cards arriving in February. staff training follows. Last year 2,118 borrowers checked out 48,660 books. provincial grants funded automation and internet initiatives.