GUELPH, ONT. — The federal government is providing an investment of $13.5 million to support the construction of a new central library in the City of Guelph, Ont.
The new, 88,000-square-foot facility will transform the Baker Street municipal parking lot to replace the current central library. The existing library opened in 1965.
The new building will be larger, house a bigger collection, be more accessible and include programming, gathering and meeting spaces.
As a net-zero carbon facility, sustainability and climate resiliency are key factors in the design. Also, backup power sources and heating will help the building operate as an emergency shelter as it will be constructed to withstand severe weather events, indicates a release.
The Green and Inclusive Community Building program aims to improve the places Canadians work, learn, play, live and come together by cutting pollution, reducing costs, and supporting thousands of good jobs, adds the release.
“The Green and Inclusive Community Building program funding will help Guelph in building a new, state-of-the-art, fully accessible main library to replace the current library, which no longer meets the needs of the community,” said Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie in a statement. “The funding will help us reduce capital costs while building a net-zero carbon facility, bringing Guelph closer to meeting our Race To Zero commitment to become a net zero carbon community by 2050.”
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