Pasco Remodel

Grand Reopening: Rediscover your Pasco Library!
Mid-Columbia Libraries reopened the Pasco Library on Saturday, March 21, 2009 with a Grand Reopening celebration at 1:30 pm.  Residents enjoyed refreshments, tours, activities, and more!  Reception sponsored by Friends of Mid-Columbia Libraries.

Thank you City of Pasco for investing in your library!

Weekly Updates

March 2:           Click for a 90° view. 3/2/09        Click to see pictures. 3/2/09

February 24:    Click for a 180° view. 2/24/09     Click to see pictures. 2/24/09

February 17:    Click for a 180° view. 2/17/09     Click to see pictures. 2/17/09

February 10:    Click for a 360° view. 2/10/09     Click to see pictures. 2/10/09

                        Click to see original floor plan.    Click to see updated floor plan.

Remodel Upgrades

Mid-Columbia Libraries has joined with the City of Pasco to remodel the Pasco Library!  The library’s existing infrastructure is being upgraded to accommodate more computers and to meet customer demand.  The remodel will also include a new server room, and will double the library’s number of public internet access computers, from 17 to a total of 34.  Like all Mid-Columbia Libraries, the Pasco Library will continue to provide high-speed wireless internet access, and will gain a new “Wi-Fi zone” seating area for wireless internet users.

The library will have new energy-efficient windows, paint, furniture, interior design, and artwork by local artists.  Additional self-check-out terminals will improve customer convenience and privacy. 

Arculus is the design firm for the project, and G2 Construction is the contractor.

Art
The library will reopen with two new pieces of art.  The art on the pillars and archway into the children’s area is by local artist Lisa Day.  The colorful canvas wall-hanging behind the new customer service desk is by local artist Consuelo Soto Murphy. 

Financing
From City of Pasco:

  • $45,000 for the energy-efficient windows
  • $105,000 for the infrastructure (wiring, electrical) upgrades.
  • Total = $150,000

From Mid-Columbia Libraries:

  • $125,000 from the Estate of Shirley Stroh to go toward furnishings, equipment, and art
  • $70,000 in new materials (or 3,800 new items) that will be on the shelf when the library re-opens
  • Total = $195,000

Total estimated cost of Pasco Library Remodel: $345,000

Interim Library Services
The library closed on December 31, 2008.  During the remodel, Mid-Columbia Libraries has had a Bookmobile stationed at the Pasco Library to provide materials and customer hold pick-ups.  MCL staff has also been stationed at City of Pasco’s CyberStop, providing programs, public internet access, and more.  Also, customers may return materials to our new book drop station in the Wal-Mart parking lot at Road 68 in Pasco.

Pasco Library Facility & Usage
The Pasco Library is owned by the City of Pasco and has been a branch of Mid-Columbia Libraries since 1973. The 1962 facility was last upgraded in 1999. It houses Mid-Columbia Libraries’ largest Spanish-language collection of materials.  In 2008, customers at the Pasco Library checked out adult Spanish materials 15,455 times, and Spanish picture and board books 5,809 times.  The Pasco Library had over 500,429 visitors in 2008, with 232,209 items circulated and the computers accessed 68,313 times.