The library is closing Monday Dade County Fl.

May 18, 2005

From staff reports

Library Shutting Down Monday

The library is closing Monday.

Directors with the Cherokee Regional Library System, which oversees

operations in Dade County, were meeting with staff Tuesday morning

to plan for cleanup and removal of water-damaged materials and to

take care of a mold problem recently discovered.

" The Cherokee Regional Library System is developing plans for

continuing library service to the citizens of Dade County, " said

director Tope in a prepared statement. " The public will be

notified as soon as possible about the alternate plan for service. "

Dade County Commissioners ie Pittman and met with

cleanup contractors as costs were discussed this week.

" We hope to have something ready to take to the commissioners'

meeting on (June) 2, " said Lecia Eubanks, the library system's

assistant director. " We are just a tenant in the building so we will

ask the county to repair the building. "

Commissioners disagreed two months ago about who should pay for work

at the library when a specialized mold inspection team was hired to

take a close look at the Trenton building. There are leaks in the

roof and other problems contributing to an ongoing situation there

and library officials have expressed concerns about materials being

damaged and liability issues related to health concerns.

Vacation Reading Club also kicks off next month and the library was

trying to find an alternate location to house the activities.

" Three-hundred to 400 people come to that each Wednesday, " said

Eubanks, who added that they are working with the school system to

find a suitable site but nothing had yet been arranged.

The library will close Monday and remain that way until the damage

is fixed, Eubanks said. While no set date for reopening had yet been

established, Eubanks thought the cleanup process would only take two

or three weeks once the funds to pay for it had been approved.

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