Project Overview
Welcome to the informational page on the Walter E. Olson Memorial Library's building expansion and renovation project. Links on this website provide a timeline of the project since its first hints in 2002 and updated information as the project develops. Each link opens a page containing a summary, documents that were created, and reasoning for each step.
Please contact the library if you need additional information or if you have any questions!
Please contact the library if you need additional information or if you have any questions!
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library Mission Statement
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library is organized to assemble, preserve, and administer an organized collection of books, e-books, and other information in printed and electronic formats that encourage children, young people, and adults to discover, learn, and enlighten themselves continuously; to connect those without computers or an ISP access to the world; to provide a place to meet and exchange ideas in an uninhibited forum; and read. Board of Trustees (approved 2007) |
"Right Before Your Eyes". (2008). Capital Campaign Videos. Executive producer: Woodburn, Kyle & Co.; Producer: Visuality; Narrator: Chris Oatman.
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Library Project References consulted:
- Barclay, Donald A. and Eric D. Scott . (2011). The Library Renovation, Maintenance and Construction Handbook. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
- Bryan, Cheryl. (2007). Managing Facilities For Results: Optimizing Space for Services. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Dahlgren, Anders. (2009). Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline. Madison, WI: Department of Public Instruction. Web. Accessed June 17, 2014.
- Division for Libraries and Technology with the assistance of the Wisconsin Public Library Trustee Handbook Revision Task Force (2002, 2012). Trustee Essentials: A Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees. Madison, WI: Department of Public Instruction. Web. Accessed June 17, 2014
- Holt, Raymond and Anders Dahlgren. (1991). Wisconsin Library Building Project Handbook, 2nd ed. Madison, WI: Department of Public Instruction.
- McCarthy, Richard C. (2007). Managing Your Construction Project: A Step-By-Step Guide. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Sannwald, William W. (2008). Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations, 5th ed. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Woodward, Jeannette A. (2010). Countdown to a new library: managing the building project. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association.