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Library to re-open next month
The newly-extended and renovated Woy Woy library will open in around four weeks time, although an exact date is yet to be set.
Councillors recently took a tour of the soon-to-be-finished library facility.
At the time, there was about another week and a half's work to be done, the driveway and parking area was still to be completed and the security system was also still to be installed.
New automatic doors have been installed and the step at the front door has been removed, creating easy access for wheelchairs and motorised "gopher" style scooters.
Library services manager Mr Alan Flores said: "We have a whole new customer service desk with an automatic checkout machine so people can check their own books out.
"There will be a full security system in place on the front door and throughout the library.
"All the wood panels have been replaced to be just like the originals.
"We went and found another company that manufactures ones exactly the same," Mr Flores said.
The library now has a digitized monitoring system, so the computer will store a digital recording instead of a tape.
"If anyone were to break in instead of ringing the police and sending them the tape we just e-mail them the pictures," Mr Flores said.
There are eight cameras throughout the new library inside and outside, as well as an alarmed smoke detector system.
A heritage architect did the conservation plans for the new library, and the whole building complies with those plans.
The new Woy Woy library is a result of combining the old library building, the new library building and the old council chambers.
The result is a building which is on three levels.
The three levels are easy access for wheelchairs, with ramps between each level.
The land to the rear of the building adjoining Woy Woy Oval will be paved to provide library parking.
The back fence will be shared with the oval and the car park will have gates which can be closed at night.
Jonathan Reichard, August 16