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LIBRARY - County Librarian Alicia Meyer
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Requested Action(s)
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a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution authorizing closure of the Tehama County Library, Corning Branch, for the purpose of renovations, beginning on Monday, 11/25/2024, and ending after completion of the project and return of library materials
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Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact.
Background Information:
City of Corning and the Corning Library Commission have been working towards a renovation of 740 Third Street, Corning. This building is owned by the City of Corning but is home to the Corning Branch of the Tehama County Library. On November 12, 2024, the Corning City Council approval a contract with the intention of work beginning on Monday, December 2, 2024. All work is being paid for by City of Corning and the Corning Friends of the Library.
It is the County Librarian’s intention to move materials currently held in Corning into the Red Bluff main and Los Molinos branch libraries, so that materials will remain available to patrons during the renovation. As neither the County nor the City have space available to store furnishings, the Corning Friends of the Library have agreed to rent a storage unit, with Tehama County Facilities and AB109 participants removing furnishings from the library.
In anticipation of this request being approved, Library staff have been advertising this closure on our website and within all library locations to minimize inconvenience for patrons.
Arrangements are being made for the Library to continue offering Thursday story hours in Corning during this closure, and to simultaneously make materials placed on hold available for patron pick-up. While the Corning branch is closed, staff will be performing a system-wide inventory of library materials and catalog clean-up.