I hope to see you at one of these meetings! Let your friends know about this opportunity to help shape the new Central Library.
Thanks, Rod Krueger Minneapolis Library Board "Great Libraries for Minneapolis!" New Central Library Design Kickoff Week November 26 to December 2 is "New Central Library Design Kickoff Week" in Minneapolis. As the design team from Cesar Pelli & Associates / Architectural Alliance begins work on Master Planning and Pre-Design, the public is invited to share ideas and information to help make the Library Project the best it can be. Eleven meetings with design team representatives will be held at libraries throughout the city during Design Kickoff Week. The meetings are sponsored by the Minneapolis Library Board and the City of Minneapolis to provide information about the Project and to give everyone the opportunity to help shape the new, downtown Grand Central Library. Refreshments will be served at all meetings, scheduled as follows: Monday, November 26 4:30-6:00 pm Hosmer Community Library, 347 E. 36th St., 612-630-6950 7:00-8:30 pm Northeast Community Library, 2200 Central Ave. N.E., 612-630-6900 Tuesday, November 27 11:30 am-1:00 pm Central Library, Heritage Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall (ASL interpreter available), 612-630-6000 7:00-8:30 pm Central Library, Heritage Hall (ASL interpreter available) 7:30-9:00 pm East Lake Community Library, 2727 E. Lake St. (Spanish translator available), 612-630-6550 Wednesday, November 28 7:00-8:30 pm Washburn Community Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave. S., 612-630-6500 Thursday, November 29 7:30-9:00 pm Franklin Community Library, 1314 E. Franklin Ave. (Somali translator and ASL interpreter available), 612-630-6800 Friday, November 30 10:30 am-noon Nokomis Community Library, 5100 34th Ave. S., 612-630-6700 Saturday, December 1 12:30-2:00 pm Central Library, Room 310, 300 Nicollet Mall, 630-630-6000 2:30-4:00 pm North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave. N. (Hmong translator available), 612-630-6600 Sunday, December 2 2:00-3:30 pm Walker Community Library, 2880 Hennepin Ave., 612-630-6650 The new 400,000-sq. ft. Central Library is part of a larger, two-block mixed-use project on the current library site and the adjacent block across S. Third Street. The Project is planned to include a state-of-the-art Planetarium, a vibrant public commons, retail space, a residential tower and parking. Groundbreaking is scheduled for 2003 with completion in 2006. The next Project milestone will be on January 15, 2001, when the design team will unveil the Master Plan and recommend the placement of the major Project components on the two publicly-owned blocks. Ongoing public involvement will continue to be an important part of the Great Libraries Program, made possible when Minneapolis voters overwhelmingly approved the Library Referendum November 7, 2000. The Referendum provides $110 million for the new Central Library and $30 million for a decade of Community Library improvements. Check out www.mplib.org for more information. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
