Library Launches Gift Campaign

Library Launches Gift Campaign As Construction Begins
By the end of summer reading next year we should see exterior touches being finished on the new Crown Point Community Library. Crews have been preparing the ground for the foundation, which will be poured in August. The demolition of the Homann Karate Do building is just about complete and the next phase will be to install the structural steel to form the building. By end of 2011 the building should be enclosed so the interior work can begin.

This is an exciting time for all of us and many of our patrons have asked how they can show their support of the new library. A gift campaign to purchase a few “extras” began shortly after our groundbreaking on June 1. There are some special enhancements we would like to incorporate into the new building such as interior artwork, special furniture, landscaping the outdoor public access area and signage. Your contributions will help to ensure that the new library will preserve the past and build on the future, leaving a legacy for generations to come.


On July 29, 2011, we received our first donation from Lenora Festa. Festa is a library user and longtime member of the Crown Point Library book discussion group. “A community is only as good as its library,” said Festa. She talked more with Barb Houk, special services librarian and said “ I hope that everyone in Crown Point will donate something . . . people don’t realize that libraries are much more than just books.” We would like to acknowledge gifts given before the launch of our gift campaign from: Friends of the Crown Point Library, Kappa Kappa Kappa, Gamma Theta Chapter and the Susan E. Vieweg Memorial.
(From left: Barb Houk, Lenora Festa, Lynn Frank - Library Director)

We are inviting everyone to join our gift campaign to make the new library a special place. Even the youngest children can have their names added to the gift registry by donating a very small amount. With your help, we will be able to go above and beyond to enhance the interiors and enrich the exterior environment. The gift campaign brochure, with complete details and a donor form is available at both libraries. For more information about the new library or the gift campaign please contact LYNN FRANK at 663-0270.

Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of something special...the new Crown Point Community Library!