Library building committee outlines steps toward new Tyler Free Library

Oct 23, 2026

Co-chairs Heidi Brooks and Bara Veil told the council they are preparing an RFP for wetlands mapping and septic design, have met with an architecture firm and hired a fundraising consultant; sale of the current Tyler Free Library is intended to fund design and management costs.

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Heidi Brooks and Bara Veil, co-chairs of the library building committee, briefed the council on progress toward a new Tyler Free Library. They said they are finalizing an RFP for wetlands mapping, septic assessment and design, and that once legal review is complete the RFP will be publicly posted for bids. Brooks said the sale of the existing Tyler Free Library building would help pay for architect renderings and cost analysis.

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