DAYTON LIBRARIAN ON NEW LIBRARY

LOCAL NEWS

DATE: 01 29 10

TUESDAY JANUARY 19^TH WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OPEN FOR THE NEW HOME OF THE JONES LIBRARY IN DAYTON. THE FACILITY OPENED IT’S 11,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE TO VISITORS DURING THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE FABULOUS NEW DAYTON COMMUNITY CENTER ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15^th. THE LIBRARY OPENED TO PATRONS THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. ROSE KLEMICHEK, LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR THE JONES LIBRARY IN DAYTON SAID ON THAT FIRST DAY IN THEIR NEW FACILITY 372 PEOPLE CAME THROUGH THE DOORS.

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OF COURSE, EVERYTHING AT THE DAYTON LIBRARY IS FREE OF CHARGE SO WHEN ALL IS DONE, THERE WILL BE 24 COMPUTERS FOR PATRON USE AT THE DAYTON LIBRARY. SOME ARE DESIGNATED FOR ADULT USE,  OTHERS FOR THE CHILDREN’S SECTION. THE JONES LIBRARY IN DAYTON MOVED FROM A FACILITY BUILT IN 1985, DESIGNED FOR 17,000 VOLUMES OF MATERIALS. BY THE TIME THEY MOVED OUT THEY HAD MORE THAN 30,000 ITEMS, FROM BOOKS, MAGAZINES, VIDEOS AND MORE. THE NEW JONES LIBRARY INSIDE THE 46,250 SQUARE FOOT DAYTON CIVIC CENTER AND TAKES UP 11,000 SQUARE FEET OF THAT SPACE.