The INDEPENDENT, July 18, 2012
Newly remodeled library holds Grand Re-opening
The Banks Public Library
held their Grand Re-opening
on Saturday, July 14, from
10:00 a.m. to Noon. The Li-
brary was closed for over a
month during remodeling.
Banks Mayor John Kinsky
started the celebration with a
speech, then community mem-
bers were allowed to tour the
newly renovated space.
The remodel added about
900 square feet to the library,
using space previously closed
off for a community room. The
librarian desk was doubled.
The entry way was enclosed,
which added indoor space and
allowed for Radio Frequency
Identification (RFI) gates to be
placed. The library staff also
added RFI stickers to each
book that are keyed to the bar
codes to allow for future self-
checkout and the gates would
know if the book had not been
properly checked out. Addition-
al energy-efficient lighting was
added and motion sensitive
lighting added in many areas,
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The Library was originally
dedicated in 1997 as the Banks
Community Library. The reno-
vations were funded by the City
of Banks.
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Library Assistants Stephen Groth and Alyson Parra are
standing behind the new Librarian desk at the Grand Open-
ing of the remodeled Banks Public Library on July 14. Groth
is silhouetted by the new entryway while Parra is looking in
the direction of the space that used to be the community
room and is now more book shelving space.
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