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Bank of Bennington Makes Significant Investment in Bennington Community
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Pictured here are Barth Vander Els (left), Chair of the Library’s Board of Trustees and James Brown, President of the Bank of Bennington.
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The Bank of Bennington made a significant investment in the Bennington community when it recently donated five thousand dollars to the Bennington Free Library’s Capital Campaign. The Library’s Capital Campaign, begun in 2008, will pay for renovation work intended to improve the energy efficiency of the library and preserve the historic structure. Efficiency projects have already begun: last year the attic of the original 1865 building was insulated, its ventilation system and wiring updated. These improvements had the immediate effect of significantly improving the comfort level of patrons in the Children’s and public meeting rooms where programs and business meetings are regularly held. Updated wiring in the 1936 structure’s stacks allowed installation of motion sensitive lighting fixtures with improved visibility and reduced energy consumption resulting. The next phase of the planned renovation includes insulation of the 1936 structure’s roof, replacement of the original 1936 boiler, repair and painting of the exterior trim for the entire building and preservation work on the historic lay light which may be seen in the Reference Department. The library has not met its goal to raise $100,000 to pay for the improvements and donations are being sought. For more information regarding the Library’s Capital Campaign, call the Library at 442-9051.
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