A LIBRARY'S GOOD LUCK CHARM\'Topping off' fete notes end of steelwork framing.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Borrowing an old German tradition, city officials conducted a "topping off" ceremony Wednesday to mark the completion of the steelwork steel·work n. 1. Something made of steel. 2. steelworks (used with a sing. verb) A plant where steel is made; a foundry. steel for the new downtown library. A workman WORKMAN. One who labors, one who is employed to do business for another. 2. The obligations of a workman are to perform the work he has undertaken to do; to do it in proper time; to do it well to employ the things furnished him according to his contract. on the roof unwrapped an evergreen tree atop the $12.4 million library, being built on the north side of Lancaster Boulevard between Date and Cedar avenues. The gesture is a throwback throwback see atavism. to the days when an evergreen tree or a wreath would be placed on the roof of a home being built to ensure good luck. The centuries-old gesture has been borrowed by today's steelworkers, primarily those on the East Coast working on skyscrapers, said Councilman Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
In Germany, the ceremony was followed by the sharing of a barrel of beer. Lancaster's ceremony was followed with cookies and soda provided by the Friends of the Lancaster Library. The 48,721-square-foot building, about three times the size of the existing library, is expected to be opened this summer. "It's going to be a wonderful addition to this community," City Manager Jim Gilley said. "It's not just a repository of books. It will be a major, major part of the social fabric of our community." Under the terms of a March 1992 agreement between the city and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, the new library's construction is being financed by bonds issued on property tax money collected in the city's redevelopment areas, which formerly went to the county treasury. The library is a county-operated library, but its construction is being handled by the city. The library will feature 23,000 square feet devoted to books and materials for adults, including a career information center, a group study room and computers. About 7,000 square feet will be devoted to children's books and materials, including a story time area and a homework help center with computers. There will also be a public meeting room with seating for 176 people. Two fund-raising efforts Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported are under way to assist the new library. The library's support group, Friends of the Lancaster Library, is attempting to raise $300,000 for books and other materials. The group is working with the Lancaster Old Town Site downtown improvement association and the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce on fund-raising efforts, and to circulate cir·cu·late v. cir·cu·lat·ed, cir·cu·lat·ing, cir·cu·lates v.intr. 1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body. 2. a flier soliciting donations. The flier is also accessible on the Internet at "http://www.avimall.com/fo ll/index.html." In addition, the city's education ad hoc committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished is attempting to raise $50,000 for the career information center. Plans call for the center to have computers, books, business directories and other aids for people seeking help writing resumes, brushing up on job-interviewing skills and looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. job openings. CAPTION(S): PHOTO 2 Photos |
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