April 27th, 2009 Board Meeting

At their board meeting on April 27, 2009, the library board reviewed the latest floor plans for the remodeled main library which were presented by the architect, Mike Montgomery. Those images are shown below.

The library board also voted to construct a pre-engineered building at KHCPL South on land that is owned by the library. (See KHCPL site plan below.) The pre-engineered building will house two non-public departments: the Outreach Department and the Collection Management Department.

March 9th, 2009 Board Meeting

At the regular board meeting of the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library Board of Trustees held on March 9, 2009, the board voted to:

1. Remodel the entire 45,000 square feet of the downtown facility. This includes connection of all three floors through a newly configured main lobby stair. The existing areas would be reconfigured to open the spaces up, move Children’s to the main floor, move Adult Services to the upper floor and move Collection Development and Outreach Departments to a separate building.

2. Upgrade the mechanical and electrical systems of the existing building. The boilers and the main duct work throughout the building would remain. Other components such as piping, the chiller, temperature controls, lighting and other components would be replaced.


The remodeling project will be paid for using money already saved in the Library Improvement Reserve Fund and other donations as they become available.

Pictures:

1. Proposed Main Floor Building Plan

2. Proposed Upper Floor Building Plan

3. Proposed Lower Floor Building Plan