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Ribbon Cutting and Naming Ceremony Commemorates Renovated Library

Contact:  Kay Williamson, Office of Public Relations and Information
Phone:  706.646.6131 ∙ Email:  kwilliamson@flintrivertech.edu

Flint River Technical College commemorated the reopening of its library with an official ribbon cutting and naming ceremony on Monday, November 17, 2008, at 9 a.m.

Located on the main campus of Flint River Technical College, the library has now reopened after undergoing a $300,000 renovation this past summer.  The renovation was made possible by a generous donation given by the Windhover Foundation, the charitable arm of Quad/Graphics of The Rock, Georgia.

The ceremony featured Mrs. Elizabeth Quadracci Harned, Director and Trustee of the Windhover Foundation, and Dr. Kathy S. Love, President of Flint River Technical College.

With help from the members of the Thomaston-Upson Chamber of Commerce, the employees of Quad/Graphics, the Flint River Technical College Local Board of Directors, the Foundation Trustees, faculty, staff, and students, the new library was officially unveiled as the Quad/Graphics Library.  

The major increases of the library include:

• 24% increase in seating(currently52,increasingto62)
• 29% increase in shelf space available for materials
• increased office space
• A total of 3172 squarefeet
• A computer area with 25computerworkstations
• One additional ADA compliant workstation
• Library service desk
• 5 lounge seats
• 5 tables with 20 chairs
• 6 ranges with a total of 51 double­faced 90”­high stack sections holding books, newspapers,and magazines
• Photo identification workstation

• A magnifying workstation for the visually impaired
• A self-service photo copier
• 5 42”­high shelving units holding the Reference book collection
• Permanent ceiling­mounted LCD projector in computer area that allows projection to a wall mounted screen