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Goodnow Children's Room Renovations Start October 7

Beginning Monday, Oct. 7, the Children's Room at the Goodnow Library will be closed for a makeover that includes new paint, carpet, furniture, toys and more to create an exciting new community space. It will reopen Wednesday, Oct. 16.

During renovations Children's Room materials will not be available for check-out, but patrons can still make returns. The work will not interfere with normal library services for adults and young adults; however, meeting room programs will be relocated that week.

The makeover was jump-started by an initial $25,000 donation from an anonymous Sudbury couple to the Goodnow Library Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds ongoing capital projects for the library.

This donation will fund Phase I of the renovations, which includes a dramatic new play area, a new computer arrangement, and booth seating in the brick Octagon area.

Cream and slate blue paint will replace the current gray paint, with complementary carpeting. Colors reflecting nature -- greens, blues, browns and coppers -- will create a warm setting, with whimsical pops of sunset oranges, reds and golds. The town will provide paint and carpet. The Goodnow Library Foundation will fund the rest of the project.

According to Children's Librarian Kat Liddle, "We could not be more thrilled about this extremely generous donation to the library. The changes that are being made go beyond structural changes to the room; they go to the heart of what the children's library should do: promote early literacy, encourage parent/child interactions, and foster a lifelong love of reading at an early age."

She added, "Patrons will be able to snuggle up with their children and read a favorite book in new seating, find and browse new books easier, and enjoy a new schedule of weekly and weekend programming."

Barbara Pryor, Goodnow Library Foundation president, says the foundation hopes to raise an additional $25,000 to $35,000 for the Children's Room from the Oct. 19 "A Toast to the Goodnow" wine tasting event.

Proceeds from this event will fund Phase II of the Children's Room renovations, which include purchase of new shelving, colorful art work, and additional furnishings including chairs, display cases, an aquarium, and a variety of educational toys.

To make a donation toward the Children's Room work, or to purchase tickets for the wine-tasting event, contact the Goodnow Library Foundation at: development@goodnow-foundation.org, or phone (978) 639-3224.

"A Toast to the Goodnow" tickets are $55 per person. A selection of wines and craft beers will be available, along with food and musical entertainment. The event runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Rd.



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