We are extremely pleased to announce that our W.J. Niederkorn Library has been selected as one of the recipients of the Flexible Facilities Program grant that we applied for through the Wisconsin Department of Administration! This grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Treasury Capital Projects Fund as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act.
We have been awarded $1,093,348 to use toward partial renovations in our library for study rooms, space enhancements, and improved technology infrastructure – including improved internet access. Job and health resources will be highlighted as we as a community – both local and at large – share the goal of bouncing back after the coronavirus pandemic.
Much more info to come!
THANK YOU profusely for awarding these grant funds to our library, Gov. Evers and the DOA!
Press release available here: Press Release: Gov. Evers Announces $115 Million in Grants to 35 Local and Tribal Communities for New Construction and Renovations of Public Libraries and Community Centers (govdelivery.com)
Grant Info: https://energyandhousing.wi.gov/Pages/AgencyResources/FlexibleFacilities.aspx
FAQs (added 10/21/24):
Architect selected for our library remodeling (added 1/23/25): PRA – Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP
PRA Partner in Charge: Jason Puestow, AIA, NCARB
City of Port Washington staff contacts: Roger Strohm, City Engineer, and Tom Carson, Library Director
Conceptual designs (added 1/23/25), including the following projects:
- Updated Quiet Room (expand the current space of the Quiet Room, half of the new space will remain quiet study)
- Added computer lab (expand the current space of the Quiet Room, half of the new space will become the computer lab with sliding doors)
- Upper floor Circulation Desk will be scaled down and moved to the south wall
- Added study rooms and conference room in the northeast corner of the upper floor
- Remodeled and open concept kitchen in the lower level Community Room
Mark your calendars! Grant Info Session: Wed, Feb 19 @ 6pm. Library staff and architects will be sharing about the grant projects and conceptual designs. The general public is invited to attend.
Grant projects timeline coming soon! (The plan is to begin with the upper floor in the summer of 2025 and then shift to the lower level in the fall of 2025. This will allow the Community Room to be utilized during our busy Summer Reading Program months on the lower level)
Latest Interior Renderings (added 3/6/25):
