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The Normal Public Library expects the $5.1 million asbestos abatement and renovation project will take at least 10 months. The library will open a temporary branch across College Avenue from the library in the former Busey Bank branch.
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The Normal Public Library board on Monday approved a $5.1 million asbestos-abatement and renovation plan that will lead to temporary library closures as soon as next month.
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The price tag to remove asbestos from the Normal Public Library and renovate the facility in Uptown is now up to $5.1 million.
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Jason Sommer published Shmuel's Bridge: Following the Tracks to Auschwitz with My Survivor Father in 2022.
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Banned Books Week is an annual event that usually occurs in the last week of September to highlight books that have been the subject of censorship attempts. This year's observance runs from Oct. 1-7.
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The Normal Public Library board has taken the next step in the project to remove asbestos from the library. Workers discovered asbestos fireproofing flaking off structural beams in 2020 during a bathroom renovation.
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It will be expensive to remove asbestos from the Normal Public Library. Estimates range from $3.5 million to more than $5 million if other improvements are done at the same time.
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The Bloomington and Normal public libraries have interactive activities lined up for kids celebrating Black History Month. WGLT took a trip across town to check them out and chat with the librarians who thought up two of the fun and educational programs.
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John Fischer has served as interim director since June, following Brian Chase’s departure.
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The Normal Public Library is trying to decide what to do about asbestos in the old section of the building. Interim Director John Fischer said there are several options, including temporarily moving part of the library and its programs to another site while work to remove the asbestos is done.