Finally, the Allen County Public Library will reopen at its permanent station. The library went through a four year renovation. The renovation of the museum like library was over $64 million dollars. It's staff more than likely would have preferred an increase in their salary. But, Fort Wayne is not interested in the local people.
The City misses the point because it likes to appeal to out of towners that its got it going on. Visitors come from all over the world to visit the library genealogy department. The genealogy department is one of the largest in the United States. People its the people who make the visitors welcomed.
Because the staff is limited and underpaid, most visits by the local folks is self-directed. The research staff is general working with a select few patrons who are either knowledgeable about the resource or has patiently made an appointment for a later day. And with computer literacy, some patrons would think that part of those millions would have created a more technical user friendly website.
Nevertheless the library will expand it use by reaching out to nonusers who do not utilize the library to read or do research but could use the traditional quiet spaces, for a cafe, theatre, and meeting rooms room. The cafe will even have extended hours beyond the library hours. At least, it will do better than the grand Grand Wayne Center huge building.
The public library has used the public space to enter the private sector with tax payers dollars. This marriage should prove to be very interesting, as local tax payers moves about in its newly renovated public and private library.
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