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I have inquired and apparently there are two other libraries in Vermont without bathrooms. One of them, Salisbury, is slated to get a bathroom with this grant series, the other has the dubious distinction of being the last one! They do have a porta-potty in the back. Look how lovely this teeny library is.
https://wellsvillagelibrary.com/
More details about the grants awarded: https://libraries.vermont.gov/capitalprojectgrants
This grant project has been written up in the local paper and even though they got the name of my library wrong they did a good job explaining why accessibility in libraries is so important. If I am interpreting what the writer said correctly, the average age of a library in Vermont is 112. Can that be right? I'll have to #DoMyOwnResearch :blobcatbook:
https://www.timesargus.com/news/local/vermont-libraries-receive-16-4m-for-infrastructure-upgrades/article_9354f860-870f-11ef-b428-332408b12aa0.html
@[email protected] Do you know anything about the history of your building? There are a couple of buildings with the round porch detail around Craftsbury that have always stood out to me.
@[email protected] That one isn't mine, it's the Alice Ward library in Canaan, I just love that porch. We have a few buildings down here that look similar ("princess porches") which are very eye-catching I'll have to see if I can find out more about it once the Internet Archive is back up.