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Press Releases for the Juniper Library Building Project

Open House and Preview of the New Libraries  

Community excitement is building as construction of the two new libraries in Granby and Grand Lake progresses. Grand County Library District is holding open house preview tours for the entire community.

Join us for a tour of the new Juniper Library from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 11 th or 3 – 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 25 th. In Grand Lake, the new library is located on the west end of the Town Square.

Enjoy a tour of the new Granby Library on Saturday, February 18 th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In Granby, the new library is located across from the Granby Post Office, so stop by on your way to get your mail.

Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served.

LIBRARY DISTRICT ANNOUNCES $50,000 CHALLENGE GRANT TO CAMPAIGN

At the Groundbreaking for the new Juniper Library at Grand Lake on June 4, 2005, the Grand County Library District announced it has received a commitment for a challenge grant for $50,000 to the Mountain Libraries Campaign for the Juniper Library. Carol McMurry and Pat Spieles made the challenge because, according to Ms. McMurry, “Libraries are a reflection of the community you live in. We want to encourage others to give to the library campaign as a matter of community pride and because they want to be a part of the library’s long history of community involvement and support.”

In order to receive the challenge grant, other donors must commit at least $50,000 to match that amount to the Juniper Library portion of the Mountain Libraries Campaign by December 31, 2005.

Carol McMurry is a retired librarian and is a frequent volunteer at the Juniper Library at Grand Lake. In 2000 she established the McMurry Library Endowment within the Wyoming Community Foundation; which provides help to any library in Wyoming open to the public and in 2004 – the couple established the McMurry / Spieles Endowment for Library Excellence at the University of Wyoming. Later this month, on June 24, 2005, in Chicago, at the ALA National Meeting Carol McMurry will receive the 2005 American Libraries Trustee Association Award for her honor roll in library advocacy.
 
The challenge grant for the construction of the Juniper Library at Grand Lake is one of the early gifts to the overall campaign to secure up to $6 million to build new libraries in both Granby and Grand Lake. The anticipated cost for each library is approximately $3.7 million for the Granby Library and $2.3 million for the Juniper Library at Grand Lake.

Mary Anne Hanson-Wilcox, Director of the Grand County Library District, “This remarkable commitment by Carol McMurry and Pat Spieles comes at a time which is well suited for being a real catalyst for community support. We have just broken ground for the new Juniper Library and would prefer to fund the construction as much as possible though philanthropic gifts and grants, rather than by the anticipated debt to be incurred to construct the Granby Library and the Juniper Library at Grand Lake. It would be better if the interest to be paid when that debt is incurred could go to library district staff salaries and programs.”

Mrs. Hanson-Wilcox, also noted that because both libraries are qualified community development projects in designated enterprise zones, donors may designate their gift to either library or simply to the overall libraries capital campaign and may qualify for a state tax credit equivalent to 25 percent of the value of their contribution, up to $100,000 per year. Qualified in-kind contributions afford a 12.5 percent state tax credit, up to $50,000 per year.
According to Mrs. Hanson-Wilcox, “We are especially excited that the state tax credit can serve as an incentive and tangible benefit for donors, but nothing takes the place of giving from the heart as Carol McMurry and Patrick Stieles have done in contributing to the new Juniper Library at Grand Lake.”

The new Juniper Library designed by Denver-based Brendle APV Architecture and constructed by M. W. Constructors of Castle Rock, will be approximately 3,900 square feet, representing an increase of 2,900 square feet over the current Juniper Library facility. The additional space will allow the inclusion of specific areas for expanded collections, as well as increasing the area allocated for reading, research, and children’s programs. The architectural design reflects both the spirit and buildings of Grand Lake, including a boardwalk around the library and the barky-log style so representative of that distinctive mountain community.

Other naming opportunities at various levels are available for the Juniper Library for gifts and grants payable over a period of up to five years and ranging from $10,000 for the some of the log posts along the library’s boardwalk, $250,000 for the library’s boardwalk, through $500,000 for the main entry to the library. An overall commitment of $1 million payable over a period of up to five years affords the right to name the overall Grand Lake library facility, while retaining the “Juniper Library” name. Similar naming opportunities will be available for the Granby Library.

PRESS RELEASE

LIBRARY DISTRICT ANNOUNCES A SUBSTANTIAL GIFT TO JUNIPER LIBRARY AT GRAND LAKE

The Grand County Library District is pleased to announce that the Juniper Library at Grand Lake is the recipient of a substantial cash donation from Norm and Carolyn Stauffer of Grand Lake. The gift is one of the early gifts to the overall campaign to secure approximately $5 million to build new libraries in both Granby and Grand Lake. Gifts and grants totaling over $213,000 have been received for both the Granby Library, which was a part of the town hall and was destroyed this past summer, and the new Juniper Library at Grand Lake. The anticipated cost for each library is approximately $3 million for the Granby Library and $2 million for the Juniper Library at Grand Lake.

Mary Anne Hanson-Wilcox, Director of the Grand County Library District, noted that donors wishing to contribute to the effort to replace both libraries before calendar year-end may do so by sending their gifts to the Libraries Capital Campaign, Grand County Library District, PO Box 1050, Granby, CO 80446. Because both libraries are qualified community development projects in designated enterprise zones, donors may designate their gift to either library or simply to the overall libraries capital campaign and may qualify for a state tax credit equivalent to 25 percent of the value of their contribution, up to $100,000 per year. Qualified in-kind contributions afford a 12.5 percent state tax credit, up to $50,000 per year.

According to Hanson-Wilcox, “We are very pleased that the state tax credit can serve as an incentive and tangible benefit for donors, but nothing takes the place of giving from the heart as the Stauffers have done in contributing to the new Juniper Library at Grand Lake.”

The new Juniper Library will be approximately 3,900 square feet, representing an increase of about 2900 sq. feet over the current Juniper Library facility. The reconstructed public restrooms and town storage space will add approximately 700 square feet to the new building for a total of nearly 4600 square feet. The additional libraryspace will allow the inclusion of specific areas for expanded collection, as well as increasing the area allocated for reading and research.

The Stauffer’s gift will be commemorated by designating a specific area in the new Juniper Library in their name.Hanson-Wilcox noted “We are especially grateful for the generous gift by Mr. and Mrs. Stauffer. It comes at a time when we are finalizing the plans and approvals for the new Juniper Library at Grand Lake and is a wonderful testimonial to community support for that library.”

Other naming opportunities at various levels are available for the Juniper Library for gifts and grants payable over a period of up to five years and ranging from $10,000 for the book sale area or copy center though $500,000 for either the Adult Library or the Children’s Library. An overall commitment of $1 million payable over a period of up to five years affords the right to name the overall Grand Lake library facility, while retaining the “Juniper Library” name. Similar naming opportunities will be available for the Granby Library. “The Colorado State Enterprise Zone tax credit may present the opportunity for donors to afford named areas in the library for less cost than anticipated,” said Hanson-Wilcox.