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The Astoria library at 14-01 Astoria Blvd. is slated for a multimillion-dollar upgrade. (NYC Department of Design and Construction)
ASTORIA, QUEENS The Astoria public library is slated to receive a multimillion-dollar upgrade that will make the building fully accessible and add new community spaces, officials announced this week.
Preliminary plans unveiled Monday call for an elevator, an entrance ramp and new vestibule, new furniture, new floors, new lighting, new computers and a new cyber center, new energy-efficient windows, a new heating and air-conditioning system, a new children s room, a new reading area and a new multipurpose room for community events, according to the New York City Department of Design and Construction.