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Did
You Know...
There
are many facts and figures about the current building and the renovation
& expansion project. Did you know that...
- The
library was donated to the Town of Canton in 1902 by Augustus &
Harriet Hemenway.
- In
1902 there were only about 5000 people living in Canton.
- The
library was expanded in 1962 at a cost of $261,000. This addition added
the two side wings and the rear portion of the building.
- In
1962 there were 12,771 people living in Canton.
- Air
conditioning was added in 1994.
- There
are over 90,000 items in the library collection.
- There
are more than 12,000 patrons, representing more than 60% of Canton's
population.
- 27%
of patrons were born in the 1980's
- 18%
of patrons were born in the 1950's
- An
average of 527 patrons visit the library per day.
- Before
the renovation began, there were 9204 linear feet of bookshelves in
the library. After the renovating is completed there will be more than
15,000 linear feet of bookshelves.
- In
1997 the Town of Canton began the preliminary design process by approving
$40,000 for study and architectural plans.
- In
1998 the Town of Canton approved the submission of a State Grant Application
for partial funding of the building project.
- In
2000 the Town of Canton approved a Proposition 2 1/2 overide clearing
the way for the project.
- 1414
people voted in favor of the Prop. 2 1/2 overide.
- In
2002 the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners placed Canton
4th on the list for $2.6 million in funding.
- Before
the renovation there were 17,053 square feet in the library.
- There
will be almost 34,000 square feet in the expanded library.
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