{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Corbin Library breaks ground on expansion &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tdcNZkk7oW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-library-breaks-ground-on-expansion\/\">Corbin Library breaks ground on expansion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-library-breaks-ground-on-expansion\/embed\/#?secret=tdcNZkk7oW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Corbin Library breaks ground on expansion&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"tdcNZkk7oW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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To date, the project has involved gutting the adjoining building, which the library purchased in 2016 with an eye toward expanding. \u201cUntil you are here day in and day out and see the things that we do, you don\u2019t realize that people from all walks of life come through the library,\u201d said Library Director Donna Chadwell. \u201cWe are here and we are serving the community. We see needs and we meet them.\u201d While both floors have been gutted, initial plans call for the construction of a community room, conference room, staff office and caf\u00e9 area on the first floor. In 2017, the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives offered a $636,000 repayable grant to fund the proposed renovations. As part of the terms of the grant, the library had to put up $100,000 of its own money. The grant is a debt-retirement grant, meaning the library board would secure financing for the project and the KDLA would provide annual funding to repay a portion of the debt over the next 20 years. Under the terms of the KDLA money, the Corbin Library must repay $654,000. However, the initial cost of the project came in at $1.2 million, forcing the board to find areas to cut with an eye toward completing them as funding permitted. One area was the proposed kitchen. Library Board Chair Rob Miller said Thursday that the board initially planned to have the kitchen area on the first floor roughed in, as the budget did not allow for the purchase of the cabinets and appliances. However, the Ossoli Club of Corbin stepped in with a $10,000 donation to equip the kitchen. \u201cThe Ossoli Club is a great friend to the library,\u201d Chadwell said. Miller explained that the kitchen would be set up to allow food to be served to the caf\u00e9 and new community room. \u201cWe are hoping to have a portable buffet area to permit cooking displays,\u201d Miller said. The renovations are expected to be completed in July. Once completed, the library will feature four meeting-style rooms. Chadwell noted that the library\u2019s current community room and small meeting room are in constant demand. \u201cWe turn people away because we are booked most all of the time,\u201d Chadwell said explaining that it is a combination of library programs and people using the rooms for their own events that keep the rooms occupied. Board member Brenda Jones credited Chadwell for the increased activity and patronage at the library since she was named director in 2018. Jones noted that it is not just Corbin residents, but people from across the area that are using the library. \u201cShe has done an amazing job,\u201d Jones said of Chadwell. \u201cShe knows how to connect with people. Donations to help fund the remainder of the project are welcome and accepted. The library is a non-profit organization, so donations are tax deductible."}