Champaign library's opening expected to be truly grand
By Mike Monson
Sunday December 9, 2007
Vanda Bidwell
Director Marsha Grove shows off the conveyor system in the basement of the new Champaign Public Library. The system will begin the immediate processing of returned books.
CHAMPAIGN – Jason Shahan of Champaign admits he's something of a library junkie. The 28-year-old visits the Champaign Public Library on average three times a week.
So he's eagerly awaiting the grand opening of the new $29.4 million library that sits just north of the existing library at 505 S. Randolph St. It's set to open Jan. 6 after more than two years of construction.
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