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Kids get a room of their own at GBPL
new slt library-changes
The childrens area at the Great Bend Public Library is getting a new look, with walls to separate it from other parts of the library. When it is finished, it will have double doors that can be closed during Story Time and other childrens activities, to dampen the sounds heard in the rest of the library. - photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
The new interior walls that separate the children’s area from the rest of the Great Bend Public Library are something librarians have requested for years, GBPL Director Harry Willems said. The project always appeared to be too expensive, before now.“We talked about a $2,500 accordion door,” he said at last month’s Library Board meeting. What was done instead will only cost in the neighborhood of $300, and is better suited to the library’s needs, he said.Fred Hernandez, the building and grounds supervisor, set up drywall and used a piece of Plexiglas from another project for a large window.