Thursday, January 31, 2013
A representative from the Tiverton Library Building Committee said construction on the new building would begin in May 2013.
A representative from Tiverton's Library Building Committee reported at Monday's council meeting that constructio on the town's new library would begin in May and likely last 16 to 18 months. Since voters approved a $7 million bond on Nov. 8, 2011, several trustee groups have been hard at work fundraising money to build a new state-of-the-art library for Tiverton. According to Dr. Leon Hoyer of the Essex Library's building committe, more than $3.4 million was raised to aid in construction costs. The entire project is estimated at $11.6 million. "It is an exciting plan and I think this is going to be a resource for the community in so many ways," said Hoyer. "I am glad to report that we're well on our way and that the next steps are going …
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Children and parents will work together this summer to improve written and verbal communication skills with the Tiverton Library's "What's Your Dream?" program for students in grades 3, 4, and 5.
This summer join the “Dream Team” at Tiverton Library Services and think about, write about and discuss ways to achieve your dreams. Children entering Grades 3, 4 and 5, and their parents or caregivers, are invited to register for a spot on the Dream Team now through July 31. This three-part shared family experience encourages caregivers and children to think, write and discuss their dreams. The goal of this program is for children and adults to take time out of busy summer schedules to dream big, communicate with each other, and build on writing and verbal communication skills via three 30-minute dream experiences. Each session will feature a different topic for parents and children to explore: would you be? These are three dreams …
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Local businesses and residents raised more than $4,000 at Saturday's walk-a-thon to raise funds for the construction of a new 22,886 square-foot library at Bliss Four Corners.
TIVERTON—About two dozen locals hit the high school track on Saturday morning, raising more than $4,000 toward the cost of building a new library. Organizers said the Friends of Tiverton Libraries 5K Walk-a-thon was originally set for a June 2 date which was postponed due to rain. Neither the relatively small turnout nor the weather dampened fundraising efforts this weekend. According to the event coordinator, Peter Dowling, generous contributions from participants and area businesses earned more than $4,000. Construction on the $11.6 million library is slated to start later this year. "The walk-a-thon was originally supposed to be held on June 2 in conjunction with the library fair and the book fair at the high school, but there was a big…
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The polls closed at 8 p.m.
Tiverton voters approved the $7 million library bond on Tuesday based on results from its four precincts. Absentee and provisional ballots are still coming in. Question 1 received 2,351 (53.92 percent) approval and 2,009 (46.08 percent) rejection votes. The proposal plans to put the new library in a central location in Tiverton, near the school district, Bulgarmarsh Recreation Park, the Sandywoods Farm housing development and the Bliss Four Corners neighborhood. The state-of-the-art building is slated to be approximately 24,000 square feet and is estimated to cost $11.6 million. After tonight's vote, the town's contribution is slated for approximately $2.9 million of the $7 million in bonded debt. The remaining portion is slated to be …
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