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Albany Public Library Foundation outlines past projects, urges council support for Carnegie branch accessibility upgrades
Summary
Richard Engelman, president of the Albany Public Library Foundation, described the foundation's history of funding repairs and acquisitions and urged the council to consider accessibility upgrades at the Carnegie branch, including an elevator and restroom improvements.
Richard Engelman, president of the Albany Public Library Foundation, briefed the Albany City Council at the Feb. 24 work session about the foundation’s history and its interest in supporting accessibility upgrades at the Carnegie branch.
Engelman said the foundation — formed in 1992 when the Carnegie branch faced possible closure — has an endowment that has underwritten…
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