MiGente.com - Tulsa World, Okla., Danna Sue Walker Column: Tulsa Library Trust Raising Money for New Building

MiGente.com - Tulsa World, Okla., Danna Sue Walker Column: Tulsa Library Trust Raising Money for New Building
The Tulsa Library Trust is working to raise money for a permanent home. The Tulsa Library Trust recently kicked off a capital campaign for the 10,000-square-foot building in LaFortune Park. The library will be located adjacent to the new community center, a Vision 2025 project. The library will be renamed the Herman and Kate Kaiser Library. Thanks to the foresight of the Tulsa County Commissioners and the County Parks Board, the partnership with the library will enable LaFortune Park to offer area residents a wide range of family-friendly services. The new community center will offer arts and crafts facilities, meeting rooms, a large reception hall and cultural/educational services to the recreational amenities found at the
park. The library will feature a children's area, space for 60,000 books and 25 computers. The Kaiser Library will be the neighborhood library for the students of Key Elementary and Memorial High School, and the home branch for residents in the area. The goal of the campaign is $1,650,000 to fund the costs of construction, professional services and furnishings.