Library Children’s Room renovations fall into place

Pound Ridge Library Director Jennifer Coulter, left, and Pound Ridge Library Foundation President Stephanie Sarkis at the recent “Awesome Autumn” event at the library to celebrate the Children’s Room renovation. The project is slated to be completed by the end of December. POUNT RIDGE LIBRARY PHOTO

By NEAL RENTZ

“Awesome Autumn,” an event celebrating the project to renovate and redecorate the Pound Ridge Library Children’s Room, was recently hosted by the Library Foundation.

The library expects the project to be completed by the end of December. It is the room’s first update in a decade.  

Features of the renovation effort were outlined last week by Library Director Jennifer Coulter. 

“The Children’s Room will have a woodland theme, featuring tree canopies over new computer desks, beautiful, comfortable seating for adults and playful tree stump ottomans for children to enjoy,” she said. “The refurbishment will also include new curved shelving and child-friendly browsing boxes designed to make finding books easier and more engaging, fostering a love of reading and exploration for young patrons.” 

Other features of the project will include new carpeting, fresh paint colors, stone and moss-themed beanbags. 

“Playful details will come together to create a cheerful woodland wonderland in the Children’s Room,” Coulter said. 

The foundation is utilizing a “learning tree” to obtain donations for the project. 

The learning tree is located in the Children’s Room’s storytime area. The tree is “serving as a beautiful symbol of community support and growth,” Coulter said. “Contributors can purchase a leaf for any donation amount, with every contribution, large or small, helping the foundation ‘grow’ and enhance the Children’s Room.”

Foundation President Stephanie Sarkis last week explained why her organization became involved in the renovation project. 

“The foundation exists solely to preserve, support and improve the Pound Ridge Library,” she said. When the foundation received the grant request from the library its board voted unanimously to support the project, she added. Sarkis said the foundation is funding the project with existing funds. 

“That being said, we are inviting the community to become actively involved by sponsoring the learning tree,” she said. 

The foundation has a goal of raising $4,500 and it has raised $1,500 so far, Sarkis said. 

For more information, visit  poundridgelibraryfoundation.org.