The Lakes Country Public Library Board of Trustees announces that it has raised enough money to begin its Building and Expansion project. Architect Jeff Musson of Rhinelander designed the project and RJM Construction of Black Creek will be the General Contractor. Official groundbreaking will take place on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 1:00 pm at the Lakes Country Public Library, 15235 State Highway 32, Lakewood, Wisconsin. A reception with light refreshments will be held in the library after the ceremony. “With the full support of the Towns of Doty, Lakewood, Riverview and Townsend, we are about to complete an effort begun almost 30 years ago,” said Tom Thielke, Building Expansion and Renovation Committee Co-Chair. “Even as the 1996 Building Committee completed the first addition to the original library built in 1982, they were making plans for another expansion they knew would be needed in the future. Most of those people are gone, but their dream lived on.” Capital Campaign Chair Kathleen Marsh (920-841-6235) concurred. “I’m honored to lead the effort to raise the funding needed to make their dream come true. I only wish they could be here to see this. I credit our success to the dire need for the project and committed volunteers coming together to make this happen. We have raised over $256,000 from 260 private donations ranging from $5 to $25,000. Contributions came from donors living next door to all over the country. They all had one thing in common: a deep affection for Lakewood Library, our Northern Oconto County CLIC (Community Learning and Information Center).” Besides the individual private donations, substantial funding for the project came from grants: WPS Foundation ($25,000); Leon H. and Clymene M. Bond Foundation ($50,000); and Otto Bremer Trust ($100,000). It is also being supported with $300,000 in ARPA funds awarded to Oconto County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and $500,000 in Congressional Directed Spending sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin). Donations are still being accepted for the building expansion
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