There’s subtle Kansas-themed imagery going on at the new Newton Public Library building. That’s according to Library Director Cari Cusick, who said the carpet designs are a nod to wheat and train tracks, and the signage on the bookshelf end caps reflect train wheel shapes. The current library building will close Saturday, March 2, and the new one will open Monday, April 1, Cusick said, adding they need to move things from one building to the other, and they need to set up during that month, like installing technology. Some projects need to be done after they move. Professional movers are relocating the library’s collection. The new library takes up 25,000 square feet and includes a fireplace that opens into the inside library space, as well as the outside patio, various study rooms, the Newton Room that houses local history materials in the room and right outside of it, microfilm-reading equipment, seven private restrooms, comfort room, family restroom off the children’s area, front-desk checkout, a drive-up window to pick up checked-out books, a technical services room where they process new materials, and stacks of books. “This one is bigger, and the public space is definitely bigger,” Cusick said about the new library building. The teen area toward the back of the library has a window and overhead lighting. The youth program room connects to the Florence Bessmer Children’s Library and the teen area. It’s in the program room where the story times and Game Zone will happen.
Source: Harvey County Now
