Residents wishing to memorialize a loved one while helping defray costs of the new $650,000 library facility in northern Blair County now have the opportunity to do so.
Yesterday, the Tyrone-Snyder Public Library’s board of directors announced that residents or families can now contribute and sponsor items for the new library.
Chuck Banas, the board’s vice president, said all proceeds from the sale will benefit the library’s building fund.
There are a number of different ways residents can contribute.
Banas said an intriguing possibility is the opportunity to name specific areas of the library or even the library itself.
Costs for this type of contribution are as follows: The entire library building, $250,000; the community/conference room, $30,000; the Tyrone Room (Genealogy and local history), $20,000; work room, $10,000; computer lab, $10,000; director’s office, $5,000; and the corner room (two offices), $3,000.
Memorial plaques will be hung throughout the library bearing names loved ones wish to hold in memory. There are three separate levels of availability: Pace-setter, $5,000; Benefactor, $2,500; and Patron, $1,000.
There are also numerous sponsorship opportunities available. These include: each row of adult shelving, $4,250; each unit of adult shelving, $425; each row of children’s shelving, $3,690; each unit of children’s shelving, $530; each row of periodic shelving, $1,544; each unit of periodical shelving, $386; each row of audio/visual shelving, $2,133; each unit of audio/visual shelving, $720; each row of Tyrone Room shelving, $1,145; and each unit of Tyrone Room shelving, $382.
Also, two adult study tables, $1,448 each; 12 adult study chairs, $255 each; three children’s computer tables, $674 each; three lounge chairs, $668 each; two end tables, $229 each; two love seats, $964 each; a public catalog computer table, $1,700; a lectern, $300; nine task chairs, $120 each; two lamps, $80 each; two pull-down screens, $220 each; three folding tables, $75 each; and 18 chairs, $25 each.
Those interested are asked to contact 684-1133 or send to 1019 Logan Avenue, Tyrone, PA 16686.
