HOLDREGE, NE — When the elevator in the Holdrege Area Public Library was deemed unsafe for occupants in May, 2010, the community lost the use of the entire basement of the library, a space that had been popular for a wide variety of meetings, events and activities.
With the help of a grant for $18,900 from the Phelps Memorial Health Center Foundation, the library will soon be able to re-open the space to the public.
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“This grant is a wonderful show of support for the library and everyone in the programming using space in the main library, but it is cramped and disruptive for patrons coming to read or study. We are elated to anticipate having the use of the basement again for both library programs and community use.”
The PMHC grant represents 30% of the cost of the project and was made possible through the Community Benefits Funds which PMHC donates area nonprofit organizations to helps sustain their operations. For more information, call 995-6556 or visit the library at 604 East Avenue in Holdrege.
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PMHC DONATES TO LIBRARY ELEVATOR FUND: The Phelps Memorial Health Center Foundation donated $18,900 as a third of the cost of repairing the elevator at the Library and increase the use of the lower level. Pictured here from left, members of the PMHC Foundation Committee: Mark Harrel, PMHC CEO, Chairman Dave Dannehl, Steve Kness, Rona Vandell, Gary Bergstrom, Michelle High, Library Director Pam Soreide, and Patsy Johnson.
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