The state Bond Commission is set to vote on the release today. Construction could begin this summer and be completed by February 2000. The two-story building, construction of which could begin in 2000 and be completed by 2002, will have 44,400 square feet, a computer center and a learning resources center. The current library is one of the original Coast Guard buildings and accommodates only 200 students. Connie Cook, the librarian, consulted on the design of the new building, which will accommodate at least 600 students.
Technology is patched in.
We have no staff space. We need a building that is technologically sound. We also need a space for collections. The new library will even have automated classrooms to teach classes. It will help us with all of the expanded programs that are about to descend on us.