Cranbourne Library is set to receive a makeover to improve its facilities.
Cranbourne MP Jude Perera celebrated the start of work for the Cranbourne Library refurbishment on behalf of the Minister for Local Government, Marlene Kairouz.
The library refurbishment is a $85,000 project delivered by the City of Casey in partnership with the Casey Cardinia Library Corporation and the Victorian Government. The project is supported by a $51,000 contribution from the Victorian Government’s 2018 Living Libraries Infrastructure Program.
This project will refurbish an outdated entrance to the library by improving the visual and physical accessibility.
A new service desk space and tech-desk will reduce the footprint of the existing counter and reallocate valuable floor space to facilitate creative spaces for the rapidly growing and diverse community.
Mr Perera said the project will create a warm, accessible and inviting entrance and customer service area for community members to easily connect with library staff.
The refurbishment will further enable innovative programming to occur within reclaimed floor space.
Mr Perera said libraries were about so much more than books by supporting a culture that values reading, learning and social connection.
“The Victorian Government’s $51,000 contribution to the Cranbourne Library refurbishment will mean that the community will have an even greater space to meet, learn and play,” he said.
The Victorian Government has invested more than $18 million dollars through the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program over the past four years, worth a collective $154 million.
Ms Kairouz said the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program supported public libraries to provide inclusive and safe spaces that help to develop strong and connected communities, support a reading culture and lifelong learning that ultimately improves our quality of life.”
