The Columbus Metropolitan Library system is renovating its 10 libraries, including the Dublin branch. On April 24, the Dublin City Council approved the plan for the library, after several hours of debate.
It is estimated that the library could cost more than $18 million, but despite this, the council agreed it was time to move the project forward. If a plan is finalized in coming months, construction could start this fall, and the library might be open by 2019.
Much of the controversy appears to center on the building’s design, which makes extensive use of glass. While traditionalists object, the type of modern architecture represented by the library seems to be the norm in urban projects.
Renovations to the library system are being funded by over $130m in bonds that are earmarked to modernize the libraries to create additional space for meetings, as well as literacy initiatives and homework help.
The Dublin branch library renovation is complicated by the fact that negotiations over real estate are ongoing among the Dublin City Schools, the city, and the library system. A library and parking garage which will double the existing branch's size, are part of another development near the Scioto River.
If officials work with a flyer printing company to create a mailer for residents to keep them informed of the project's status, projects like this can go more smoothly.
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