Crozet Library Going to Bid

In Crozet, Library by Jim3 Comments

It’s about time. Thank you everyone for all of your hard work. From our Supervisor, Ann Mallek: As I get ready for dinner, please help to share my thanks with all in the Crozet and Western Albemarle community who have supported construction of the Crozet …

Crozet’s Library Takes another Hit

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Ted Strong at the Daily Progress reports: Limits on children’s and other programs at the Crozet Library is the net result of a recent fire marshal’s inspection, the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library board heard Monday. After the marshal found a number of safety issues, county officials …

What’s Going on Next to Library Avenue?

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Question from a reader: Hey Jim, didn’t find anything in realcrozetva, any idea what they’re doing at the library site?? Are they actually working on the library or parking lot? thanks in advance! It’s the library’s temporary parking lot, will be gravel and should be …

Crozet Library (still) Delayed

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From the Newsplex :

However, it’s coming up with the remainder of the nearly $7 million price tag that’s put construction of the library on hold. The Crozet Library Steering Committee was informed last year that the project could be postponed until 2015 if the money cannot be raised.

… Of course, if you’d been paying attention last month, you would have known this . 🙂 ( full post here from the CCAC meeting ) ** If anyone out there is interested in live-tweeting any Crozet meetings, please let me know.

Will Crozet’s Next Library Be … (courtesy of Seth Godin)

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The schematic plan for the library was presented to the Planning Commission in February of 2009, and will be presented to the BOS in March of 2009 after presentation to the Crozet community.

…The next library is a house for the librarian with the guts to invite kids in to teach them how to get better grades while doing less grunt work. … And the people who run this library don’t view the combination of access to data and connections to peers as a sidelight–it’s the entire point. … There are one thousands things that could be done in a place like this, all built around one mission: take the world of data, combine it with the people in this community and create value.

The Future of Libraries (in Albemarle)

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The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will discuss the future of public libraries during their meeting on Wednesday . As an aside, I wonder if anyone from the Albemarle area is going to the Computers in Libraries conference, and specifically the Adding Value to Communities session.