Hackley Library plans renovations to bring building into 21st Century

One Muskegon library is facing the same issues of many other West Michigan libraries: how to serve today’s library patrons from an historic building built for library services of yesteryear.

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One Muskegon library is facing the same issues of many other West Michigan libraries: how to serve today’s library patrons from an historic building built for library services of yesteryear. The addition of a technology center and storage space for CDs and DVDs is just the beginning.

According to excerpts from the story:

It may be a 19th century building, but Hackley Public Library is undergoing changes to make it user-friendly in the 21st century.

The stately library’s “East Room,” which currently houses books, CDs and DVDs as well as work tables, is going to be transformed into a computer room, complete with a newly refurbished portrait of Charles H. Hackley.

The move — which will coincide with flooring replacement and other improvements to the library’s main floor — will

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