Steps to a great new library
Learn the background of why a new Main Library was needed, see key steps in its development, and the people who have led the project.
Leadership
(http://champaign.org/about_us/construction_news/project_history/leadership.html)The new library was created through a three-way partnership of the Library Board of Trustees, Library Foundation Board of Directors, and the City of Champaign.
Timeline
(http://champaign.org/about_us/construction_news/project_history/timeline.html)Work on the new library began in the fall of 2005. The building opened in January 2008.
Background
(http://champaign.org/about_us/construction_news/project_history/background.html)Learn why a new library was needed and follow the early planning process.
Groundbreaking Celebration
(http://champaign.org/about_us/construction_news/design/project_history/groundbreaking.html)The library hosted a festive groundbreaking celebration on September 1, 2005, with jazz music, a treasure-filled sandpile for kids to dig in, and speeches, of course.
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