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Revitalizing Hyrum includes a new library & museum complex By
Karen Funk HYRUM -- Hyrum's historic Main Street is about to get a facelift. The city has revitalization plans that include a new library-museum complex and the restoration of the Elite Hall. "We've outgrown our library," says librarian Ginny Tremayne. In 1989, the library had 4,500 books. Today there are almost 40,000 books and the number is increasing steadily. The number of families served by the library has increased by 32 percent in just the past five years. The number of books checked out has gone from 28,538 in 1989 to 174,544 in 2000. Because of lack of library space, many children wishing to attend story hour are being turned away regularly. Many other library events have to be held in other locations. Tremayne says the proposed library complex will include book storage areas, office space, computer areas, individual study rooms, public conference rooms, a museum area and a small community theater. "Our goal is simple," Tremayne says. "To build a spacious new home for our library and museum that will serve as the heart of our community for generations to come." The complex will be just across the street from the Hyrum City buildings. The plan is to have it completed by the summer of 2003. Also being proposed is the restoration of Hyrum's historic Elite Hall, which is considered by many to be a landmark well worth saving. In Home in the Hills of Bridgerland it was declared "the best dance hall in this part of the country." The building was completed in 1917 and has been the site of many Saturday night dances, concerts, basketball games and banquets. Restoration of the Elite Hall will include stabilizing and refinishing the brick exterior, modernizing electrical and mechanical systems and refinishing the interior floors and walls.
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