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[deleted] t1_irel0zq wrote

You will notice how "cute" this library remained after putting in hundreds of thousands of dollars of renovations. How did they do that? They met accessibility standards by forcing disabled people to enter around the back. Adorable /s

They also limited parking so it is prohibitive for people outside the extremely wealthy neighborhood to access it.

I recommend the cross mills public library for charm minus the elitism.

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[deleted] t1_iresrq2 wrote

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[deleted] t1_irexvzr wrote

Your experience may vary. Where are you parking? On the road?

All I'm saying is they put an enormous amount of money into this project and protecting the image of the "village" was of much greater concern than the accessibility. Believe me, there are plenty of people in that neighborhood that hate the idea of this library being open to the "public".

I don't mean to bring drama to the library topic and I love all the libraries we have at our disposal but this particular one really rubs me the wrong way. Probably because I know what went into the sausage.

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HotConcrete OP t1_irezy63 wrote

There are 4 parking spots in front of the library. Before the renovation, there were no parking spots. I’ve never been there when all 4 are full, but I’ve seen cars parked along the road for other reasons, so I’m sure that’s fine. Maybe they could have had the ramp in the front, but it hasn’t really been an issue for me. Everyone is super welcoming every time I’ve gone.

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[deleted] t1_irf21n1 wrote

The only reason there are any parking spaces or a ramp is because they were forced to put them in to comply for funding. If they didn't have to, they wouldn't have.

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