"Building Connections" Capital Campaign for the Marshfield Public Library and Community Center, Part 4
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 -- 8:38 AM
-The public phase of the ?Building Connections? Capital Campaign for the Marshfield Public Library and Community Center was announced on Tuesday morning.This is a project that has been many years in the making, but fundraising efforts for it began last fall. If the campaign can reach its fundraising goal, they hope to construct a new, two-story library, renovate the current library building, create a community center and connect both buildings with an enclosed entrance and lobby.
Bill Hocking, a campaign co-chair, believes that libraries still play an important role in any community.
Mr. Hocking said, "Libraries promote freedom of ideas and communication and provide good information to people. Libraries help create a literate society which is the basis of a skilled workforce. Our new library will provide greatly improved space for children's and adolescences' activities something particularly important at a time of funding cuts from school and even university library services."
Mr. Hocking explained why this campaign is called building connections.
"The title of our campaign, "Building Connections," comes from the fact that we believe these facilities will do just that," said Mr. Hocking. "They will build stronger connections among people in our community. The library and community center will provide an accessible, stimulating and social environment for our growing senior population, but also for citizens of all ages. The new community center will not only provide expanded activities and services for senior citizens, but a place for youth activities, community meetings, health promotion programs and many other potential uses."
Mr. Hocking and his co-chairs believe this new library and community center will open Marshfield up to many different opportunities.
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