By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer
The remodeled second-floor of the Princeton Public Library will get the ribbon-cutting treatment later this month for a grand reopening., The library announced Wednesday that Mayor Liz Lempert will help do the honors March 25 starting at 10:30 a.m., the first in a series of planned events that day marking the unveiling of the $3 million project., “Now that our 2Reimagine project is complete, we’re excited about sharing it with the community,” library executive director Brett Bonfield said in a statement., The project, conceived of during the tenure of his predecessor, Leslie Burger, sought to modernize the look of the floor, provide additional study and work space and make other improvements., In the press release announcing the event, library officials touched on some of the features patrons will be able to take advantage of: a glass enclosed reading room, a “Newsroom” for reading newspapers and magazines and nine study rooms. In terms of the look, books on the second floor are arranged by subject., “Everything about the redesign, from the more browsable collection to the additional study rooms to the technology upgrades, is intended to enhance the experience of visiting the library,” Bonfield said., The schedule of the day includes talks by authors and other events, like a Princeton trivia contest led by local travel guide, Mimi Omiencinski, starting at 4 p.m.
