CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS

GRAND OPENING PROGRAM

THE GRAND OPENING
AND THE NEW LIBRARY:
THE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

THANKS TO THESE RESTAURANTS FOR THEIR GENEROSITY

LIVINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Grand Opening Celebration
September 23, 2007

Thanks to Laurence Agron for contributing his photos

A New Chapter for Livingston
Message from Library Director Barbara Jean Sikora

Welcome to your expanded and renovated Livingston Public Library!
For many years, your library has been one of the busiest in the state, and the library building now offers a state of the art, beautiful setting in which to house extraordinary library service. Special features of the library building include:

• 60,000 sq. ft. of space, approximately doubling the size of the original library;
• All public services on one level;
• New lobby and fully accessible entranceway into the library;
• Quiet reading and study space, with comfortable seating, throughout the library;
• A newly constructed reading room with views of the Oval;
• A 200-seat Program Room that divides into five areas;
• 40 computer stations for the public;
• Wireless access;
• An outdoor adult reading terrace;
• A protected exterior children's terrace for reading and programs;
• An Internet cafe;
• A building in harmony with the environment, providing natural light and views of the preserved green area.

The history of the Livingston Public Library has been one of growth. Founded in 1911 by a group of local women calling themselves the Alpha Club, the library has progressed steadily in size and in the astounding array of services that it offers. In this latest phase of your library's growth, planning studies included interviews with the Livingston public so that citizens were able to make their needs and wishes known. Whatever your library needs or wishes - books, information, computer services, programs, a quiet place to study alone or in a small group - this is your library and it has been planned for you. We hope that you will visit often, and that you will continue to share your thoughts and ideas.