Walk Amongst The Stars
Welcome to October! This month at the Carnegie Library we are seeing stars both figuratively and literally.
We closed September with a presentation to the Auburn City Council updating them on the completed projects, upcoming tasks, fundraising and our parking plan. With a little planning and a partnership with the Auburn Journal, visitors to the Carnegie have access to 127 parking spots along E Placer Street. This provides parking on a gentler slope than Almond Street and reduces inconvenience to our neighbors. We also acknowledged and thanked the numerous individuals, businesses, and organizations who have helped the AFTA team get to this point with the Carnegie Library.
If you would like to see the presentation, please visit the Auburn City Council meeting recording and select indexed item 8.
Construction on the downstairs restroom continues and is nearing completion. We had hoped to see completion by October 4, but construction operates on its own timeline. In the meantime, the foyer has been completed!
We have lights, completed flooring on the stairs, and tile at the entry. Many thanks to electrician Rick Solomon and Gold Country Rotary for their efforts.
The most amazing transformation, however, involves the carpet. While the AFTA team has organized some fundraisers to pay for new carpet, we still had to contend with a functional though tired, lightly stained carpet until such time as we are able to replace it. We had a number of ideas but thanks to an inspirational thought of Bob Synder, we decided to paint it.
Paint carpet? Yes, it sounds crazy, but in the hands of local artist Hannah Nickolson of Nicholson van Altena Glass, the result is an incredible ethereal experience that lets visitors walk amongst the stars. It’s absolutely stunning and almost looks 3-D in photos.
We mentioned fundraising for carpet. The fundraiser featured a star of a different type – Konstantin, an internationally renowned Russian pianist who came to Auburn to accompany the Auburn Symphony in a performance. He generously offered to play for an invitation only audience on October 4, in support of fundraising for our new carpet. Although, he did say that he loved the painted carpet as it was so we may have to give that some thought!
Lastly, we want to give a shout out to Boy Scout Troop 13 from Newcastle who provided amazing support in transporting chairs and tables for the Konstantin event. They are an incredible group of young people. Thank you so much!
We’ll keep the updates coming!