2nd Street Community Center in Marshfield Celebrates Opening
Thursday, December 14th, 2017 -- 7:59 AM
(WDLB) -The last portion of Marshfield's new public library project opened up yesterday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 2nd Street Community Center.The center is the former Marshfield Public library, which has now been renovated, since the brand new Everett Roehl library opened up in November of last year. Marshfield Mayor Chris Meyer called the new community center "an amazing facility", and brings to an end a vision that began over twenty years ago. Fundraising for the library and community center project began in June of 2013, with a goal of four-million dollars at first. And retired Marshfield Clinic Dr. William Hocking, who served as one of six fundraising co-chairs, said there were doubts that those initial fundraising goals could be met.
The funds for the new library and community center were channeled through the Marshfield Area Community Foundation, and its Director Amber Kiggens-Leifheit said it was the biggest project the foundation was ever involved in to that point. The renovated space also includes new kitchen facilities, a large meeting room for special dinners, a classroom, an exercise room, a conference room, along with undesignated space for future additions. It also features an indoor connector to the new public library next door.
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