Endowment Funds Exhausted, Work Stops on Library Expansion

The interior of Goodall Library, showing the partially constructed circulation desk area. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, submissions editor Goodall Library has halted construction of its $3.9 million expansion because it has exhausted internal financing and has yet to receive release of a $3 million federal grant. Tradespeople were pulled off the job April 11. The project had employed 30-40 carpenters, electricians, drywallers, roofing contractors and others, according to Steve Dumont, president of TPD Construction Co. “We put our…

Book Sale to Benefit Goodall Library

Goodall Library is hosting a “donation based” book sale to raise funds to cover its added operating costs of occupying leased space while its building on Main Street is undergoing expansion. The book sale is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, at its temporary location at Center for Shopping, 1364 Main St. Operating costs for the library have more than doubled since it moved to temporary quarters, according to a press release.…