These are the principal features of the Library expansion proposal:

• Restore the existing Historic Building designed by Henry Bacon
  (architect of Washington’s Lincoln Memorial)
  
  
• Expand the library to meet State guidelines - to a total of 41,000 square feet
  
  
• Construct 59 parking spaces (there are 0 currently)
  
  
• Drive-up book drop and pick-up
  
  
• “Green” features such as geothermal heating and air conditioning and natural lighting
  
  
• Bring the building into ADA and safety code compliance
  
  
• Double the size of the children’s area – last updated in 1965
  
  
• Sub-dividable program center that can accommodate 2 simultaneous programs with up to 100 participants each, or opened up into a larger space that can comfortably seat up to 250 people
  
  
• Space for 30 or more public access computers
  
  
• Additional quiet reading, study, and meeting spaces
  
  
• Basement for future expansion and volunteer fund-raising activities
  
  
• The expansion will be built on adjacent land previously acquired by the Library with privately raised funds
  
  
• Numerous efficient operational improvements such as self check-out