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September 22, 2009
Carteret to build teen room at library
By LEO D. ROMMEL • STAFF WRITER • September 20, 2009
CARTERET — Construction is under way at the library on a new room that will give young adults a place to surf the Web, lay on cozy chairs, do their homework and flip through books while listening to their iPods, officials said.
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Construction of the teen room began on Wednesday and is expected to wrap up next month, library director Sharla Emery said.
Last month, Mayor Daniel Reiman said he expected a 30- to 45-day construction period.
“Teenagers can expect a new place where they call their own,” Emery said. “It will be a place where they can come in and be comfortable and do a number of things, like study, do homework and relax with their friends.”
The estimated 400-square-foot, sectioned-off room will be located at the back right corner of the library, in an area that is currently underutilized, Reiman said.
The room will have mitt chairs, state-of-the-art computers, iPod docking stations and possibly a flat-screen television, Reiman said.
“There will be glass walls going up, so that it creates a private room, but it will not be something we'll have to worry about security-wise,” Reiman said. “This way there will be full visibility in the room for the staff and anybody walking through the library.”
Emery said visitors should expect “very minor inconveniences” during construction.
“They should expect just a little bit of noise on occasions,” she said. “They also will not want to use certain sections of the library, like the back right area, where materials are laid out. They could use that area, but if they do not want to be distracted, they will want to sit in other areas.”
Construction will cost about $50,000, half of which is being paid for by the borough, from its 2008 capital fund, and the other half from the library.
Leo D. Rommel: 732-565-7296; lrommel@MyCentralJersey.com
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