Tuesday, September 4 2012 11:02 AM EDT2012-09-04 15:02:36 GMT
Should Lubbock have fewer libraries? Maybe more libraries? And to what extent should Lubbock libraries focus on electronic media rather than books? The City of Lubbock is looking for "a consultant
Should Lubbock have fewer libraries? Maybe more libraries? And to what extent should Lubbock libraries focus on electronic media rather than books? The City of Lubbock is looking for a consultant...
Thursday, August 23 2012 1:35 AM EDT2012-08-23 05:35:05 GMT
Is Godeke Library too expensive? Mayor Glen Robertson is not ready to say ‘yes' but he is willing to put the question to his fellow City Council members. Robertson has scheduled a behind-closed-doors
Is Godeke Library too expensive? Mayor Glen Robertson is not ready to say ‘yes' but he is willing to put the question to his fellow City Council members.
From City of Lubbock:
The City of Lubbock is conducting a 90-day feasibility
study to determine if a building and property could serve as the new location
for the Godeke Branch Library. The building at 3838 50th Street
is currently owned by Platinum Bank.
"I believe this is a great location," Mayor Glen Robertson
said. "It's on a heavily traveled road in a well-known area, and it's
located on a bus route."
Mayor Robertson went on to say, "Platinum Bank is a
Lubbock-based business that was established five years ago. We are
pleased at the prospect of doing business with a good, strong community
partner."
Once the 90-day study is complete, the City Council will
decide whether or not to purchase the building for $850,000, which is
substantially less than the current appraised value. If the purchase is
made, the City would see savings on the new location in about three years when
compared to the $25,000 a month the City is paying to lease Godeke's current location
on Slide Road.
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