Weller Library closer to ADA compliance
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March 24, 2022
Karen Huwe
Louie and Allen watching as Dan tries out the lift
It was June of 2021 when the Friends of the Library first heard about the possible surplus sale of the Weller Library building. In July the community came together to request that the library remain in its present location on Main Street. The main issue was that the building was not ADA compliant. It is now March 2022 and the library will be ADA compliant in a few weeks.
After months of volunteer work to get the back room ready for a handicap lift, on Thursday, March 10 the lift arrived. Louie and Marie Gagnon and Allen and Karen Huwe met the three installers early Thursday morning. Using Louie's nephew's forklift, the lift was moved into place.
Before the lift can be used, there are still a few things to be done. It will need to be inspected by the electrical lift inspector, a phone line hooked up, and the upper deck railing completed. Thanks again to Dr. Roger Hevel and his daughter, Claudia for their donation to purchase the lift and to Columbia REA for gifting the Friends of the Library with a $7000 grant.
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