D.C. Public Library
Status of Interim Library Services
Week Beginning May 21, 2007
Update on the Interim Libraries
Benning - The Benning Interim Library has been assembled on its site at
4101 Benning Road, NE and final work is being done to prepare the
4,200-square foot library for opening to the public on Monday, June 18.
Work is being done now to ready the building for opening, including:
setting up phone, data and Wi-Fi connections; installing light fixtures,
carpeting, shelving and furniture; setting up computers; stocking the
library with books, materials and technology; and landscaping. When
open, customers will find 20 public computers with Internet access;
programs for children, young adults and adults; Wi-Fi Internet access;
new book and multi-media collections for all ages; and a contemporary,
airy look and feel.
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw - The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Interim Library has been
assembled on its site at 925 Rhode Island Avenue, NW and final work is
being done to prepare the 4,200-square foot library for opening to the
public on Friday, June 29. Both site and interior work is being done
now to ready the building for opening. When it opens, customers will
find inside the interim library 20 public computers with Internet
access; programs for children, young adults and adults; Wi-Fi Internet
access; new book and multi-media collections for all ages; and a
contemporary, airy look and feel.
Anacostia - The Anacostia Interim Library, at 1800 Good Hope Road, SE,
offers computers, new programs for children, young adults and adults;
Wi-Fi Internet access, new book and multi-media collections and more!
Hours are: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm / Tue & Thu,
9:30 am
to 9:00 pm / Sun, 1 pm to 5 pm.
Tenley - The Tenley Interim Library, at 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,
offers computers, new programs for children, young adults and adults;
Wi-Fi Internet access, new book and multi-media collections and more!
Hours are: Monday & Wednesday, 9:30 am to 9 pm / Tuesday & Thursday
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Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm / Sunday, 1 to 5 pm.
Plans to Build Permanent Libraries
Demolition - All four closed libraries will be demolished by the end of
July 2007. As part of the Library's contract with the two D.C.-based
construction firms handling the four demolitions, appropriate debris
from the sites will be sent to recycling facilities. The contractors
will then prepare the four sites for new library construction.
Architect Selection - The evaluation process for the selection of the
architectural/
engineering firm(s) that will design the new Anacostia,
Benning, Tenley and Watha T. Daniel/Shaw neighborhood libraries is
nearly complete. An announcement of the firms selected will be made
this summer.
Community Meetings - Meetings in each community are being scheduled.
The first was held for the new Anacostia Neighborhood Library on
Thursday, May 17 at 6:30 pm at the interim library in Anacostia.
_________________________________
Monica Lewis
Director of Marketing and Communications
District of Columbia Public Library
901 G Street, NW - Room 409
Washington, DC 20001
Tel 202 727 1186 / Fax 202 724 8568
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> / www.dclibrary.org
<http://www.dclibrary.org>
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