tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post112795715871425684..comments2024-03-10T23:44:30.359-05:00Comments on Racine Post: Library to renovate and re-carpet adult areasDustin http://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-67653183862593974762010-05-13T14:53:20.612-05:002010-05-13T14:53:20.612-05:00"Anonymous said...
Our library is a real..."Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Our library is a real gem.<br /> Learn to appreciate it. "<br /><br />yeah it's a cross between an internet cafe and a homeless shelter. and it always smells like BO.<br /><br />real freaking gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-45871072054247359142010-05-13T11:16:15.445-05:002010-05-13T11:16:15.445-05:00I used to love our library when its entrance was o...I used to love our library when its entrance was on at the street level. I'd go in, and with the magazine section on my right, the checkout counters on my left, and the card catalogs and the stacks ahead of me, it was an exciting place to be. It was hushed, had a lot of people using it, and was impressive.<br /><br />Moving the entrance to face the parking lot in the back killed the design for me. It's painful for me to go past the library now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-60671629033413688272010-05-11T15:26:30.907-05:002010-05-11T15:26:30.907-05:00Our library is a real gem.
Learn to appreciate it....Our library is a real gem.<br />Learn to appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-89215389190152524352010-05-11T14:06:41.542-05:002010-05-11T14:06:41.542-05:00The renovation money and the Sunday hours money co...The renovation money and the Sunday hours money come from 2 different sources and are allocated for different reasons. You can't just say "take the renovation money and use it for the Sunday hours." It's more complicated than that, like it or not.<br /><br />Also, if you knew the last time they cleaned that carpet in there (basically never), you'd be wanting it replaced too.<br /><br />Although it should be asked why there is asbestos in the library at all, since asbestos containing building materials were outlawed in the U.S. in the early 1970's - what are they doing in a 1989 building? Makes you wonder what kind of underhanded funny business was going on during contruction - the only place you can still find building materials with asbestos in them is from foreign countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-44591165174729275542010-05-11T12:52:29.948-05:002010-05-11T12:52:29.948-05:00I have lived in quite a few different cities durin...I have lived in quite a few different cities during my working career. Some were smaller and some larger than Racine. The Racine library is the WORST from both an aesthetic and service level. It is a depressing place, dark and dingy and not very welcoming. I hope that whoever designed it has found better use of his/her skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-84629616830508858232010-05-11T11:40:56.094-05:002010-05-11T11:40:56.094-05:00Racine's library palls when compared to many o...Racine's library palls when compared to many others I have visited. Most are in towns much smaller than Racine. We don't have a decent large community meeting room. The entrance with it's prison guard tower is impractical and hideous. I think the $246,000 would be better spent as the down payment on a major rebuilding or replacement.<br />This time hire a better design firm.castguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775584133498741106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-64440129539977955722010-05-11T11:36:45.782-05:002010-05-11T11:36:45.782-05:0010:21 - don't be an idiot. It is a requirement...10:21 - don't be an idiot. It is a requirement to keep any building, structure or even home to keep it updated. I don't think replacing 1989 carpeting extravagant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-59901104529203013792010-05-11T10:21:11.249-05:002010-05-11T10:21:11.249-05:00Should the RPL be open Sundays before the spend $2...Should the RPL be open Sundays before the spend $246,000, on carpets? and if they have that much to blow why the hell did the City have to come up with more money? IMHO serving the public by being open comes far before carpets. <br />I love the RPL but on this they are oh so wrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com