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Library director says Carnegie Library tree removed for safety; $10,000 Carnegie grant will fund window shading
Summary
Library director Corey Jones Burkle told the board that an arborist found significant rot and deemed a large Carnegie Library tree an imminent danger, prompting removal; the library will plant a city-approved replacement and use a $10,000 Carnegie Corporation grant to install ceramic window film to protect collections.
Corey Jones Burkle, the library director, told the Newberg Library Board that a large tree at the Carnegie Library was removed after arborist core samples showed rot and the tree was judged an imminent danger.
"They did a core sample, found that it was not healthy, and then also found that it was actually an imminent danger needed to come down right away," Burkle said, explaining the decision to remove the tree.
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