When the present building was built, why were there no provisions made for future expansions? They built the present one with alot of unusable space, namely by the vast ceiling space. That area should have been built to accomidate more usable room, not the high useless space we have now. Also, with all the schools, why can't we use their librarys? We pay taxes on them, why not use them.I am against raising taxes for expansion when we already have multiple facilities within the village we could and should be using.

When the planning for the current library began in 1995, there were estimations on potential growth in the area over the next 10-15 years. However, they were all projections and had not been approved.

The voters at that time were willing to pay for a new 15,000 square foot library as you see it today to move beyond our original 1,500 square foot building. However, they did not want to pay for a building that would not be needed for 10-15 years. So, the building was designed with a plan for future additions. Also, the property around the library was purchased from developers so we would always have the space to grow.

Now is the time to take our library to the next phase and continue to grow to support our community's needs.

-Kathleen Pilat