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2006

Fundraising Update - January 2006
We are at over 98% of our goal! Find out more »

2005

Millennium Library Opens November 8, 2005!

An achievement and facility we can all celebrate! Find out more about the Gala Opening events here »

September/October 2005 Update:
Construction at the Millennium Library is proceeding on schedule. The second, third and fourth floors have been completed and work on the main level will be finished in October. In the library’s modern new lobby, the Human Bean Café is being drywalled and final touches are being applied to the Best of Friends Gift Shop. New entrance doors are being installed and the security gate is now in place.

But much is left to do before the Millennium Library is ready for its grand public opening. As shelving is set up, library staff are reassembling collections from 30,000 boxes containing close to 500,000 items. Other staff are configuring and installing public computers, planning signage, and working out public art details. New furniture and equipment will be arriving throughout the next few weeks, and everyone is working towards getting ready for the Grand Opening.

The public will soon experience a library unlike any other in the city. The architects’ award-winning design includes not only an extensive renovation of the existing three floors of the library, but also a new fourth floor, a multi-level reading terrace and a four-storey passive solar glass wall. We appreciate the public’s patience as we work out the final project details. The new Millennium Library will be well worth the wait.