Announcements

View of the Children's Area Addition Ground Breaking Held for Children’s Addition Klamath County Library and the Library Foundation hosted the groundbreaking celebration on Saturday, July 26th at 10:00 a.m. at the 3rd Street entrance to the downtown library. The children’s area at the northeast end of the building will be enlarged to include the current courtyard adding a 1,200 square foot space for children's reading programs. The design of the addition incorporates a light tower in the corner which will illuminate the area to create an updated, inspiring environment for children. The estimated cost for the addition is $800,000. Nearly all of this money has been raised through grants and fundraising by the library Foundation. The Kid’s Creation Giving Tree ceramic leaf project organized by Betsy Neuman has contributed $2000 to the construction by having children paint ceramic leaves to hang on a tree wall display which will soon be installed. Commissioners and Library Board members, Al Switzer, John Elliott, and Bill Brown joined in the ground breaking celebration. Three "Bob-the-Builder" child volunteers helped begin the excavation. “This will be a functional and exciting space for the whole community, especially for young readers!” says Andy Swanson, library Director. Visit the Library Website for images from the ceremony..

News from the Director The Ford Family Foundation has approved an award of $120,000 to our capital campaign project. The “Light Tower” is almost in sight! Thank you all & keep up the good work!

Children's Addition Design Approved The Klamath County Comissioners have approved the design for the addition to the Main Library of an expanded Children's Area. The addition will be built in place of the currently unused walled courtyard that sits on the corner of 3rd Street and Klamath Avenue. The addition has been described by architect Doug Skelton as a "light tower" design and will involve a large open space with high ceilings and wall of windows. There will be a tiered seating area for story time activites and the floors will have radiant heating making them comfortable for children to sit on. Accessibility will be improved with the addition to the 3rd Street entrance of the library of geothermal sidewalks and a wheelchair ramp. The Klamath County Library Foundation raised $450,000 to be used for funding the project along with existing library reserve funds.