Harrison Public Library to Hold Renovation Ceremony Oct. 25

The following announcement is from the Harrison Public Library. During the renovation project, the West Harrison Library is open and has extended hours:

The total renovation of the Harrison downtown library will begin with a kickoff event on Saturday, October 25 at 12 pm at the Halperin Building at 2 Bruce Avenue. Town and library officials as well as donors and the public will celebrate the start of the long-planned project designed to provide 21st Century library services to the community.

The Halperin Building will be reconfigured to include a new Technology Center, spacious Children’s Room, Teen Center with expanded group and private study space, as well as improved lighting and an enhanced wireless network with dedicated charging stations. A television studio provided by Cablevision has also been incorporated into the new library.

The renovations were made possible by a public-private partnership spearheaded by a $1.1 million contribution from the Richard E. Halperin Memorial Fund. The Town/Village of Harrison matched the contribution with $1.1 million in capital and other funding. The Harrison Public Library Foundation (HPLF) raised funds from numerous private and corporate donors including a $50,000 donation from the Javitch Foundation to honor the late Harrison resident Lee Javitch. Jaden Corporation contributed $100, 000 and Morgan Stanley $50,000. Fundraisers were held by the Foundation as well as by Harrison High School Students, and individuals contributed by donating money or buying personal engraved bricks. Construction grants from New York State help offset some of the costs. The architecture firm H3 Hardy designed the project. Architectural renderings can be viewed at http://www.harrisonpl.org/renovation/progress/.

The renovated Library will open during the summer of 2015. While the work is being completed, the Harrison Library staff and services relocated to the branch at West Harrison Public Library at 2 Madison Street, West Harrison. The library’s popular programs are being hosted at various locations in Harrison, including the Harrison Jewish Community Center, the Harrison Senior Center, Uncle Henry’s Bar and Grill, and the Town Courthouse. The West Harrison Library’s hours are extended to 7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Sunday hours have been added.

www.harrisonpl.org

For more information contact: Galina Chernykh, Director, Harrison Public Library (914) 835-0324 gchernykh@wlsmail.org

Photo: The inside of the Harrison Public Library will look very different in a year.

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