From the listserv (this sounds really interesting, I wish I could go):
Neighbors and Friends of R.L. Christian Library, Please consider attending a meeting this coming Wednesday (January 25), to hear the latest from the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, about the R.L. Christian Library, the kiosk library at 1300-1302 H St. NE. NCRC, the owner of the site, is planning to build a 5-story, 33,000-square-foot mixed-use development on the site, including a modern, fully equipped, 4,000-square-foot library at street level; 1,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail; 360 square feet of community meeting space; and 24 affordable residential rental units above the library. NCRC has applied for a $200,000 EPA Brownfields grant to clean up high levels of volatile chlorinated organic compounds (perchloroethylene) and petroleum compounds that appear to be contaminating the groundwater and soil under the library and under the adjacent vacant lot. NCRC Senior Development Director Don Pross and Senior Project Manager Sangay Grover will be attending the meeting, to make a brief presentation and answer questions. The ANC 6A Schools & Libraries Committee will be hosting this meeting, at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE, from 7-9 pm on Wednesday. Please let your neighbors know about the meeting, especially if you live close to the library. Let me know if you might be able to help distribute flyers this weekend.
best regards
- Marc
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Marc Borbely Co-Chair, ANC 6A Schools & Libraries Committee
536 13th St. NE Washington, DC 20002
1 comment:
This is very intriguing.
Not sure how it fits into the greater plans released for the library system, but if we could get a welcoming, nice structure this could be an asset.
Although, most of the existing libraries are just dismal places, mlk, the r.l. christian "kiosk" library, so we'll see.
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