Warehouse Point Library Receives Construction Grant

EAST WINDSOR, CT — The Library Association of Warehouse Point was awarded one of five library construction grants by the Connecticut State Library Board on Monday, November 28. Once the library has reached their funding goal, the $95,335 grant will be used to provide access to a remodeled Main Street entrance.

The East Windsor Plan of Conservation and Development’s proposed actions include streetscape enhancements to Warehouse Point center to improve pedestrian and bicycle connections and increase residential density. The library supports this proposal and has planned to update and revitalize our front entry on Main Street that has been closed for more than 30 years.

The goal of the Welcoming Entry Construction Project is to better serve the members of our community by providing a safe and welcoming entrance on Main Street. A new electronic sign outside will inform patrons of upcoming events. Visitors walking on Main Street will find a repaved Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant walkway leading up to the door and an ADA compliant lobby will be constructed for the Main Street entrance to the library. The glass doors and walls of the lobby will add more light brightening the interior of the building, inviting people in, and making library services more visible to the community.

Once inside the building, a modern circulation desk will welcome patrons as they enter past displays of new books. Windows near the handicapped ramp to the upper level of the children’s department will be upgraded to tempered glass to increase safe access on the ramp.

The library will be seeking donations for matching funds this winter.