Upgrades to Ararat Library’s interior furnishings are set to commence early next month.
Ararat Rural City Council will undertake the upgrades in an effort to bring the library in line with community needs following feedback last year.
Upgrades will include flexible mobile shelving for adult fiction and non-fiction areas, similar to mobile shelving in the children’s area, that enable shelves to be moved for flexible space usage; new furniture and quiet spaces for flexible use, including reading and studying on a laptop; replacement carpets and flooring; two additional public-use computers; and modernised signage on the building’s exterior.
This $200,000 project was funded through council’s capital works program.