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Library board recommends OPN; council approves contract for Urbandale library interior redesign funded mostly by donations
Summary
The Urbandale City Council approved the library board’s recommendation to hire OPN for interior redesign services. The library has a $650,000 project budget funded primarily by donations and state library funds; the contract will be paid from that budget and staff expects no full library closure during work.
The Urbandale City Council approved a contract to engage OPN for interior design services at the Urbandale Public Library after the Library Board of Trustees recommended OPN following an RFP and finalist interviews.
Library Director Nicholas Janning told the council the library’s interior has been heavily used — about 200,000 visits annually and more than half a million checkouts across formats — and noted the last renovation in 2015 addressed carpet and shelving but did not include a…
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