Monticello Live

Soil testing, an early, but required part of the construction process began last week at the site of the future library site, at the intersection of North Main and Jefferson Streets. 

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The Friends of the Library continue with the big book sale! Books are being added almost daily. Drop by and browse through the many sale books, hardbacks only 50 cents each and paperbacks 25 cents. This is a chance to add to your own library for only pennies!

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Library director Kim Patterson addressed the MEDC last week, updating community leaders on their upcoming construction project.

The library tax could start to be collected in April, or as late as July.  If the tax collection begins in April, groundwork could begin during the summer.

Public meetings are being planned to received community input on the library, and it’s design and construction.

This library bond was the only one approved by Arkansas voters during the November election.

The new library will be approximately 20,000 square feet, basically twice the size of the current library, and include a meeting roomed equipped with modern technology, which will be available for public use, even after library operating hours.

Plans are to include 25-30 computers, and for the structure to be designed for future flexibility, so it can be re-organized as future needs require.

The Monticello Branch Library is pleased to provide free wireless connection to the Internet for patrons with their own Laptops or PDA’s.

Patrons who utilize this service are responsible for complying with the Internet Use Policy of the Library, which is printed on a hand-out available at the desk.Users are also responsible for knowing how to connect their device to a wireless network. Due to the wide variety of devices, the Library workers cannot assist the patron with this process.

The Library warns that wireless internet connections are NOT secure. Also, the Library does not provide wireless access for printing.

The signs posted at the new library parking lot show that I’m not the only one who needs to use spell-check more often.

They have been taken down and will be corrected by the company in central Arkansas who sold them to the county.

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