QUARTZ HILL LIBRARY BACK IN BUSINESS; RENOVATION FRESHENS UP THE BUILDING.Byline: Greg Botonis Daily News Staff Writer After more than a month of being closed for renovations, the Quartz Hill Library reopened its doors Tuesday to eager patrons. ``One customer said she was so happy to see us reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. because she was tired of reading the same book,'' said Community Library Manager Virginia Tenneson. ``Our customers were coming in the door at 10 a.m. just waiting to get in and use their library.'' The library building underwent a face lift, which included new tile tile, one of the ceramic products used in building, to which group brick and terra-cotta also belong. The term designates the finished baked clay—the material of a wide variety of units used in architecture and engineering, such as wall slabs or blocks, floor and carpet, new paint on the interior walls and ceiling, and a refurbished front desk as well as the rearrangement re·ar·range tr.v. re·ar·ranged, re·ar·rang·ing, re·ar·rang·es To change the arrangement of. re of the books to make finding specific titles easier. Although the Story Time reading program for preschoolers will not resume until May 21, all other programs, including the family and adult literacy programs, are back in operation. ``We are just extremely pleased,'' said Tenneson. ``It's almost like stepping into a whole new place. It's brighter and looks bigger and it just feels new.'' Library hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. None were more happy about the reopening Reopening Treasury offerings of additional amounts of outstanding issues, rather than an entirely new issue. A reopened issue will always have the same maturity date, CUSIP number, and interest rate as the original issue. than the 11 part-time staffers, who went without pay during the closure. ``We're happy to be back,'' said library aide Terri Gates. ``We've been back about a week restocking the shelves but I think we were happier about the reopening than the customers.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1-2--Color) Above, patrons at the Quartz Hill Library check out books Tuesday, the first day the library reopened after an extensive refurbishing. At left, Quartz Hill resident Rebecca Sivalingam and her daughter, Rani ra·ni also ra·nee n. pl. ra·nis also ra·nees 1. The wife of a rajah. 2. A princess or queen in India or the East Indies. , 9, look at books, which were reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. recently for easier access. Most library programs are currently up and running; the rest will be reinstated by May 21. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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