Allen County Public Library

Paula and I were able to take a tour of the new downtown library. It was very interesting. Did you know it is the 12th largest main library in the country? And did you know it is the 10th busiest?

We got to go through both lower levels. Did you know there is a 200+ seat theater in there? We got to go through a rare books room, see the dock area, and see their "ice storage" area. (They cool down a fluid at night when electricity rates are lower, then circulate it through the building during the day.)

We saw the office area, the TV studios, and sat in the board room (which is very nice and had a great view). The executive director, Jeffrey Krull, gave our small group the tour. We also walked through the art gallery area, which, oddly enough, is called the Jeffrey Krull Gallery. Heh, pretty cool.


-- C.