Telling an epic story on the high seas through song, Galesburg's community chorus Choral Dynamics will bring their delightful new concert event Rolling in the Deep to the city's Orpheum Theatre from May 31 through June 2, with proceeds from this full-length family entertainment benefiting the Galesburg Public Library Foundation.
The new Galesburg Public Library will be friendly to flying birds after a donation made from the Friends of the Library. The Friends of the Library presented the GPL with a $10,000 check to provide bird-safe glass in the new library. Large windows often are invisible to birds, leading them to fatally collide with the glass. But this donation will ensure the windows are specially glazed so birds can see them while remaining transparent to human eyes. Construction on the new library is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2024. Seven of the large windows are planned to include bird-safe glazing. The Friends of the Library holds semi-annual book sales to raise funds to benefit the library which also funds things like prizes for the Summer Reading Program and Big Write Competition as well as technology and furnishings. Book sales however have been put on hold in 2023 until the library moves into its new building. To sponsor one of the windows or to learn more about how to support the
The new Galesburg Public Library building is now fully funded, the library s director said. Library received a state grant that covered 75% of the cost but the Galesburg community has now funded the …
The Galesburg Public Library now has all the funding needed to complete its new building project. It's taken 15 years of work, community support, and generous donations but the last of the nearly $20 million has been raised for the building that's expected to open in early 2024. The bulk of the funding, $15.3 million came from a State of Illinois grant, covering 75 percent of construction costs. The grant was submitted in 2013 and will require several years of follow-up actions in accordance with the grant's rules. The remaining dollars have all been raised locally, including over $1 million unlocked by a 2:1 matching grant through the Galesburg Community Foundation. The new library is said to blend in with the Galesburg Historic District while the interior will feature a "bright and welcoming environment" for the entire community." Heather Sipes, Executive Director of the Galesburg Public Library Foundation gives thanks to members of the library's ca