Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 2002 — Page 2

»AQg A2 THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library invites you to the historic

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,2002 J \

GflOUnDBR€flKin6 ■ • ' • * % • C£L£BflflTI0n £ ' i ’ Imfl6in£ the ll£U) Cfniflfli Libraru Friday, September 27 • 10 a.m.

American Legion Mall and in front of Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street

Make plans to attend this FREE milestone event in IMCPL's history as the $104 million transformation of Central Library begins.

• Tom Cochran - Emcee • Keynote Address by Scott Russell Sanders

• Historical Re-Enactment by Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin

Central Library Transformation 2002 - 2006

• Poetry Reading by Mari Evans • Be a part of a panoramic photo • View historic library photos • See models of the transformed Central Library

Free public parking and shuttle service to the Celebration site will be provided at the Murat Theatre, 502 N. New Jersey Street. Call 269-5254 for more information

Plans for Central Library include renovating the original 1917 building to preserve its historical and architectural

significance. A six-story, 267,000-square-foot glass-framed addition will wrap around the current library from the north. Important features of the renovation include an enlarged main entrance to the historic • * structure, secure underground parking, improved accessibility to the library's collections, updated life safety systems and # better lighting. The transformed Central Library will open in early 2006.

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Building a New Library for Indianapolis • Citizens celebrated the laying of the cornerstone for Central Library on March 24,1916. This scene faces east from the comer of N. Meridian and St. Clair Streets. This and other historic photographs will be displayed at the Groundbreaking Celebration for the transformed Central Library.