Support? I don’t know about that, but I know what I’d like to see in a new expensive library: one open more days and hours, with friendlier and more helpful staff. The community room gets plenty of use, so more seating for lectures and events would be good; and more computers! I’d like to see a research museum room dedicated to books and historical materials concerning the Galesburg area. The library has photos of old homes that were connected to the “underground railroad”; those enlarged pictures could comprise a photo-wall. Another photo-wall could display the earliest pictures or sketches of the folks who first settled Log City, and who built Knox College; and another could tell the story of the beginnings of the actual railroad and “boxcar people” who came here from Mexico. Display cases exhibiting writings from early settlers would be exciting. And of course, a Carl Sandburg room commemorating the Statesman/Poet/Writer, complete with all his works and the books written about him. He was the guest of the White House with every President from FDR to Johnson, so copies of those photos would be so charmingly appropriate! And a large children’s section with more computers would be great!
Oct 4 2013
Do you think Galesburg can support a new $17 million dollar library?
Support? I don’t know about that, but I know what I’d like to see in a new expensive library: one open more days and hours, with friendlier and more helpful staff. The community room gets plenty of use, so more seating for lectures and events would be good; and more computers! I’d like to see a research museum room dedicated to books and historical materials concerning the Galesburg area. The library has photos of old homes that were connected to the “underground railroad”; those enlarged pictures could comprise a photo-wall. Another photo-wall could display the earliest pictures or sketches of the folks who first settled Log City, and who built Knox College; and another could tell the story of the beginnings of the actual railroad and “boxcar people” who came here from Mexico. Display cases exhibiting writings from early settlers would be exciting. And of course, a Carl Sandburg room commemorating the Statesman/Poet/Writer, complete with all his works and the books written about him. He was the guest of the White House with every President from FDR to Johnson, so copies of those photos would be so charmingly appropriate! And a large children’s section with more computers would be great!
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