Much of the expense is related to Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, he said.īatavia Library has average circulation numbers Estimates came in around $600,000, Braun said. Plans to convert the offices to public meeting space and an expanded genealogy department proved cost prohibitive. The administrative staff is moving to the new Miami Township Library on Buckwheat Road when it opens next spring. The building committee's recommendation to consolidate came after efforts to identify future uses for the Batavia Library's administrative office space. Wood Branch in honor of the first librarian there, opened in the mid-1960s and is the county's oldest and first public library, Braun said. The Batavia Library, officially named the Doris E. Braun said he doesn't expect the board to take action on consolidating or relocating the Batavia branch during this meeting, but it might be a topic of discussion. 13, at the Union Township Library, 4450 Glen Este – Withamsville Road. “But we are going to examine all possibilities as we move forward and try to decide on what’s best for the entire library system,” Braun added.

He called the working relationship between the village and library system contentious. A list of potential sites was shared with library leadership during the meeting this week, according to Library Board of Trustees Joseph Braun. The Village of Batavia Administrator, Dennis Nichols, said there are buildings available in Batavia that could house a library branch. This week representatives from Batavia and the library sat down to discuss options. Many patrons and Village of Batavia leaders protested the recommendation halting a decision by the Library's Board of Trustees. Just last month the Clermont County Public Library's building committee recommended consolidating the Batavia Library with one in Owensville, about 5 miles northeast of Batavia. An iconic piece of small-town America is in jeopardy as a local village fights to keep its public library open.

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