Friday, October 14, 2011

Construction of New Cedar Rapids Library Starts December 5


Construction of new library set to start Dec. 5. (Cedar Rapids Gazette, 10/11/2011)

ExcerptConstruction of the new library across from Greene Square Park in the 400 block of Fourth Avenue SE is expected to start Dec. 5. The library — a $49 million project when design, land, contents, contingency and other costs are factored in — is slated to open in June 2013.

Related posts:
Cedar Rapids PTA Council supports new library with penny drive. (9/19/2011)
Contracts sent out for bid.  (8/30/2011)
A "progressive and forward-looking design".  (1/11/2011)
FEMA sez it can't support site for new Cedar Rapids library. (9/16/2010)
New library construction will include old bricks.  (8/18/2010)
Library circulation plummets at temporary location.  (8/6/2010)
Library staff looking at the best design ideas. (5/6/2010)
For sale, old library, needs work.  (4/9/2010)
Site Selection Raises Ethics Concerns.  (2/9/2010)
Cedar Rapids Library Board to Recommend Site for New Library. (01/26/2010)
FEMA Reconsiders, Decides Library Provides an Essential Service. (12/24/2009)
Hide and Seek: Downtown Cedar Rapids Satellite Branch Library. (11/30/2009)
Early Days of Cedar Rapids Public Library. (11/20/2009)

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