Addison Public Library reopens after multi-year renovation; Sam's Lab maker space dedicated
Addison officials and family donors celebrated the completion of a multi-year renovation at the Addison Public Library and the opening of Sam's Lab, a donor-funded maker space. Leaders said the board set a not-to-exceed budget of $12.3 million funded from the library's capital improvement fund; the Gunda family donated $100,000 for the lab.
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Mary Majena, director of the Addison Public Library, opened the dedication by framing the renovation as a people-centered effort, not simply a construction project. "This project was never about bricks and mortar. It's not about furniture or paint. It's about the people," Majena said, inviting residents to tour three floors of new space and participate in an opening-day passport and prize drawings.
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