Grant application for Norwin library expansion will need to wait
Norwin Public Library officials will wait until next year to apply for a $400,000 state grant to cover half the cost of planned improvements to the library.
“It’s not going to be possible,” to complete an application for the grant by the Oct. 13 deadline for applications, said Diana Falk, director of the library. “We’re really talking about next year.”
Officials want to add a family restroom in the children’s section, create a meeting room, build a ramp on the Caruthers Lane side of the library and other smaller improvements, said David Schaefer, an architect and partner with LGA Partners of Pittsburgh.
Any grant that the library would receive through the Keystone program would have to be matched dollar for dollar. The library could seek funding from foundations such as the Richard King Mellon Foundation in Pittsburgh, or other sources, in order to match the grant.
The grant requires a sponsoring municipality to submit the grant and Falk had presented the board’s proposed projects to Irwin Borough council last week. Although the library also serves North Huntingdon and North Irwin, the building is in Irwin.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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