Proyecto de construcción de la nueva Biblioteca de Empire

Rendering of the exterior of the new Empire Library to be built

La nueva Biblioteca de Empire abrió el 9 de junio del 2021

La Biblioteca de Empire está ubicada en el 98 de la calle I al lado del Centro Regional de Seguridad Hídrica/la Piscina de Empire y Parque, la biblioteca abrió para proveer servicio al público el 9 de junio del 2021.

Debajo se encuentra un video de la inauguración de la Biblioteca Comunitaria de Empire realizada el 8 de junio del 2021.



Una donación generosa de terreno de la Asociación del Centro Comunitario de Empire, desato el sueño para una nueva biblioteca en la comunidad. El edificio de 4,720 pies cuadrados cuenta con áreas dedicas para niños, adolescentes y adultos, y también un centro comunitario.

El presupuesto para el proyecto de la Biblioteca de Empire fue de $4,763,607, financiado por el Fondo de Saldos de la Biblioteca, tarifas de las instalaciones públicas de la biblioteca, tarifas de las instalaciones públicas del Sheriff, Sunlight Giving, y del Fondo General del Condado.

Video de la Ceremonia de Inauguración

No fue posible reunirnos para una ceremonia tradicional de inauguración por causa del COVID-19. En su lugar, fue creado un video conmemorativo de esta emotiva ocasión.

Fotos de la Construcción

Las fotografías de las diferentes etapas de construcción aparecen en orden cronológico inverso, comenzando con fotos previas a la culminación el proyecto en mayo del 2021, y culminando con el principio del proyecto en junio del 2020. Al hacer clic en cualquiera de las imágenes en miniatura de esta página, se mostrará una imagen amplificada.

A large cement area surrounded by a black steel fence. There are two long, curved cement seating areas. One to the left and one to the right at the back of the cement area near the fence. In the background there is a large tree, a grassy area, and several smaller trees in the distance.
Large room with wood-like flooring, tan walls, and two windows. There is a large LCD screen on the back wall. There are two rows of chairs for people to sit, with more chairs in the back in a stack for use if needed.
A panoramic view of the area with study tables, a shelving area for magazines, and the check out desk. The carpet is in sections with orange, then gray, and then blue.
A panoramic view of the area with study tables, a shelving area for magazines, and the check out desk. The carpet is in sections with orange, then gray, and then blue.
The inside view of the front entrance glass doors with windows to both sides of the doors, as well as small windows above the doors. The doors have RFID gates on each side. There is a set of shelving to the right, with a study table with chairs to the left of the shelving. The carpet is a section of orange to the left, gray in the middle section, and blue on the right section under the shelving.
Bright yellow walls, orange rug, and book shelving around a rug with a design that looks like a river with a rope bridge across the river, surrounded by grass, rocks, and cattails. By one end of the rug is a play kitchen area. The other end has a wooden table with two wooden chairs.
Bright yellow walls, book shelving, a table with chairs, and an orange rug.
Bright yellow walls, a gray rug, a small area with an orange rug, an area with a blue rug, and book shelving around a rug with a design that looks like a river with a rope bridge across the river, surrounded by grass, rocks, and cattails. By one end of the rug is a play kitchen area. The other end has a wooden table with two wooden chairs. The teen area with shelving, a green rug, and a table with chairs is in the background.
Two brown chairs with blue, peach, and yellow shapes are in the foreground of the photo with a small round table between them. The shelving for the children's area is in the background surrounded by bright yellow walls.
Two brown chairs with blue, peach, and yellow shapes are in the foreground of the photo with a small round table between them. The shelving for the teen area, as well as a study area table, is in the background. The walls are beige.
Shelving for the books in the adult section, with a blue carpet, with gray triangles, two chairs, as well as a study table with chairs. There are two tall, narrow windows to the left behind the two chairs.
An outside view from the sidewalk of the new Empire Library.
An outside view of the outdoor aread of the new Empire Library.
One of the restrooms in the new Empire Library. Includes orange, dark blue, and white tiles with white walls, sink, toilet, and baby changing table.
One of the restrooms in the new Empire Library. Includes orange, green, and white tiles with white walls, sink, toilet, and baby changing table.
The interior of the Community Room of new Empire Library. Includes flooring, overhead lights, and windows.
The office for the supervisor of new Empire Library. Includes blue carpet, white walls, and a window that looks into the main area of the library.
The interior of the main area of new Empire Library. Includes blue and orange carpet being put down, blue and orange walls, lights overhead, and the circulation desk.
The interior of the main area of new Empire Library. Includes blue and green carpet,and beige and tan walls.
The interior of the main area of new Empire Library. Includes blue, orange, and carpet, lights overhead, and the circulation desk.
The interior walls of the new Empire Library.
The interior walls of the new Empire Library.
The interior walls of the new Empire Library.
The exterior walls of the new Empire Library.
The exterior walls of the new Empire Library.
The exterior walls of the new Empire Library.
The unfinished interior walls of the new Empire Library.
The underlayment for the roof of the new Empire Library.
The unfinished wood exterior of the front and one side wall for the new Empire Library.
The coming soon sign on the cylone fencing around the construction site of the new Empire Library.
The framing for the first walls for the new Empire Library is up.
The concrete for the foundation slab for the new Empire Library being poured.
The concrete for the foundation slab for the new Empire Library being poured.
The form for concrete for the foundation slab for the new Empire Library being constructed.
The form for concrete for the foundation slab for the new Empire Library being constructed.

Historia de la Biblioteca de Empire

La primera Biblioteca de Empire abrió el 20 de marzo de 1914 en el segundo piso del edificio Bechtel, en la esquina de la Calle South Church y el Boulevard Yosemite. Emma Bechtel se desempeñó como bibliotecaria desde 1914 hasta 1924. En 1925, Emma construyó un edificio de una habitación para la biblioteca al lado del edificio Bechtel y Myrtle Pharr se convirtió en la bibliotecaria hasta su jubilación el 27 de octubre de 1938.

Picture of the Empire Branch Library on G Street. There is a sign over the door and a large sign in the grass. The library had been a house so has a porch and steps leading to the door

Tras el retiro de la Sra. Pfarr, Winnie Lindsay asumió el cargo de bibliotecaria, y el 4 de octubre de 1941 la biblioteca se mudó a un nuevo edificio a una cuadra de distancia, en el 22 de la Calle North G. La biblioteca permanecería en este lugar por casi 60 años. La Sra. Lindsay se jubiló el 14 de octubre de 1943. Anna Kathryn Heisel se convirtió en bibliotecaria de Empire en 1944, una posición que ocuparía por los próximos 30 años. Lea aquí para más sobre la historia.

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