Harrison Memorial Library restoration enters community-engagement phase after Centennial meeting

The Harrison Memorial Library Centennial Restoration Project held a community meeting this week to gather public input on proposed restoration elements, city officials said. The meeting, co-organized with the Carmel Public Library Foundation, used tabletop exercises and interactive dot-voting to collect resident preferences.

A city official described the session as well attended and interactive, noting the event included residents working with the project architect and marking ideas with red and green dots. “It was a great turnout,” the official said at the meeting, adding the project is “off to a great start.”

City staff said the effort is ongoing and more public engagement opportunities will be scheduled as the restoration design advances. No budget figures or formal council actions were announced during the remarks; the project remains in the community-engagement stage.