New Library Phone Numbers

 

 

Library Main Number           529-BOOK

                                                  (529-2665)

 

Children’s Services                   257-2801

Information/Reference              257-2811

Borrower Services/Renewals    257-2821

Hours of service (recording)     257-2800

How to Help—Be a Friend

 

       The Friends of the Wethersfield Library

is a non-profit organization of individual

members who believe that libraries are an

essential resource for the citizens of our town.  They are a registered 501(C)3 group so

donations are tax deductible and are eligible for matching funds from some employers. 

       Members of the Friends plan and operate

fundraising activities to help the Library buy

special furnishings and to underwrite

programs for children and adults. They act as

advocates for the Library with local elected

officials and the community.  The Friends

will help the renovation by providing new

furnishings for the renovated children’s area.

       You can help the Friends help us by

becoming a member.  A membership

application is available on our website at www.wethersfieldlibrary.org/friends.htm. 

The Friends meet at the Nature Center on the

second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. and

new members are always welcome.

Renovation of the Wethersfield Library

 

         The renovation of the 1958 library and its 1977 addition is part of a larger project funded by a 1999 bond issue, which began with construction of the new police station.

 

         The library renovation will achieve the

following improvements to serve you better:

 

¨ an expanded children’s library with a        dedicated program/activity room, more

       computers, and areas for different ages

 

¨ a new teen area

 

¨ a new larger meeting room will be a

       community resource and enhance programs

 

w     conference and private study rooms with        space for quiet study and meetings

 

¨ handicapped accessible public toilets       

 

¨ a public drinking fountain

 

¨ a room for the Wethersfield History

       Collection

 

¨ an updated phone system to make it easier        for you to reach us and new wiring to

       improve the function of our computer

       technology

 

 

         A second phase of work on both the Town Hall and the Library will improve the basic

infrastructure and bring it up to compliance with fire and safety codes.  This will include a new roof, installation of fire sprinklers, a new fire alarm system, improvements to heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and widening the stairway from the Library’s main floor to the mezzanine.

 

We hope to reopen the Library on three fully renovated levels in the spring of 2007. Until then only the temporary library on the ground floor is open to the public.