Emma Crisp from GOBI Library Services, formerly known as YBP, right around the corner on Maple Street came to visit us yesterday to deliver a check for over $700!! The staff at YBP had a booksale in September and voted to donate the proceeds to the Hopkinton Library's post lightning restoration. Another incredibly generous piece of community support. Karen and I were happy to receive the gift on behalf of library staff and trustees! Emma declined our invitation to shoot some pool while she was here...
In other breaking news, Servpro is going to be here next Tuesday to begin the process of thoroughly cleaning the
Community Room (the big meeting room with the quilt). Although it didn't take a direct hit post strike, smoke snuck its way into that end of the building (also the Local History Room end). Servpro anticipates that it will take two to three days to complete the cleaning of the Community Room from top to bottom, including kitchen and bathrooms.
Next we will bring in our HVAC (heating ventilation and a/c) contractor, ENE Systems. Though our HVAC control system was also taken out by mother nature, ENE should be able get a system up and running that will take care of the community room. We need functioning HVAC in order to permit occupancy. When we have an idea of when that will happen, we plan to open up the community room again for use by local groups and organizations. Story time will probably be shifted back there as well. Stay tuned, but we're hoping that we'll be open for business IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM ONLY sometime in October. Send all positive thoughts our way!!
Next stop, choosing a contractor for the work on the main library, which remains an empty shell. We'll keep you posted.
Wow! That's wonderful!
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