It’s been more than a year since the Price Hill Branch Library was forced to close and relocate to the Price Hill Recreation Center due to a damaged ceiling. Last Thursday, Sept. 12, was the first time the public had a chance to view the final design for the historic Carnegie branch renovation and the new addition recently approved by the Board of Trustees.
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Library staff and architects from Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc., an engineering, environmental sciences, architecture and construction management firm with offices in Blue Ash, were on hand to answer questions. This public event comes after many conversations during community forums held earlier this year to uncover the needs and wants of the branch’s customers. Community input also was gathered last night about some of the design elements for the branch, such as opportunities for public art.
"We are pleased to reveal our plans for the exciting new Price Hill Branch,” said Paula Brehm-Heeger, the Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Director of the Library. “We’re looking forward to re-opening a renovated, fully accessible branch that can better serve our customers, with quiet adult areas, spaces for children and teens, and more meeting space, while still maintaining the legacy of the building and honoring the community.”
The Library hopes to break ground in November and to complete the renovation by late 2020. The renovation plans can be viewed at www.chpl.org/nextgenerationlibrary/capitalProjects.asp.
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