by Kris Carroll | Dec 10, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Director's Blog - Ed
The facilities renovations and new building project is like a boulder that is rolling downhill; it’s now in motion and won’t stop until we get to the end of the ride. Some big hurdles are past us with many more ahead over the next 24 months. We are nearing the end of...
by Kris Carroll | Aug 8, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Director's Blog - Ed
Editor’s note: The following column is an excerpt from Ed Worso’s cover story in the Fall 2018 issue of Lines & Links. We are rolling right along renovating existing facilities and building two new branches in Bainbridge and Thompson. The design firm,...
by Kris Carroll | Jul 8, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Chardon, Director's Blog - Ed
Many people have asked about our plans for the Chardon Branch. The short answer is we want to build a new Chardon Branch on the Chardon Square. But, there is a longer answer that I will tackle now. As written in a 1971 profile of Geauga County Public Library, “In...
by Kris Carroll | Jun 26, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Director's Blog - Ed
The Geauga County Public Library Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of the selection committee to engage the services of Donley’s as our Construction Manager at Risk for all building renovations and the construction of the two new buildings in Bainbridge...
by Kris Carroll | Mar 19, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Director's Blog - Ed
Strategic planning: What Geauga citizens desire from a library Geauga County Public Library embarked on a formal strategic planning process late last year. Since then, we’ve been reaching out to the communities throughout Geauga County, gathering citizens’ ideas and...
