Should a 100 Year Old Building be Preserved?

The Carnegie Library is 100 years old this year. Built in 1909, the building has served as the public library, county welfare office, music school, art center and more. It is owned by the City and is the centerpiece of Library Park.

Hundreds of people were in the park this weekend to attend Art in the Park. Too bad most of them have never been inside the Carnegie building. The reward for braving the dangerous front entrance (which is only feet from the high speed traffic on Paul Bunyan Dr) is a wonderful art center--currently exhibiting six local artists.

Is the building important enough to save? The recently completed Carnegie Reuse Study concludes that it is. The Heritage Preservation Commission believes it is. Will the City Council agree? It's on their agenda Monday night.