Tuesday, July 17, 2012
$1,200 in contractual legal fees are wasted.
After 11 years, the New Lenox Public Library is still struggling to keep a coffee shop in the building. The idea of the coffee shop was among the highlights that voters appreciated when authorizing a referendum to construct the facility when it first opened in 2001. The coffee shop was anticipated to be an attraction for book lovers, seeking to discuss tomes, share lively topics and rattle off tall stories or spin "yarns" in a place that welcomed, embraced even, that style of conversation. The fourth attempt to install a long-standing café was abandoned the way a paper cup filled with cold coffee gets tossed into the garbage. The owners of the Bookworm Café on Monday sent word that they would not be opening their doors, despite the fact …
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Kim Stoltz, who currently is the owner of Book and Bean Cafe inside the Joliet Public Library, will bring her business to New Lenox.
Library patrons will be able to sip coffee or grab a snack this fall when a new vendor moves into the currently vacant Novel Brew Cafe. Kim Stoltz, who currently is the owner of Book and Bean Cafe inside the Joliet Public Library, will bring her business to the New Lenox Public Library now that the board of trustees approved a contract last week. "The staff is very excited and we hope the community will be, too, to have this as an option," library Director Kate Hall said. An opening date is contingent on getting the necessary licensing from the village to serve food, as well as other maintenance issues, Stoltz said. But Hall believes Book and Bean could be open in late August or early September. The cafe would be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m…
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The library also received a couple donations, including one from the New Lenox Lions Club for $1,000.
After getting feedback from the community about when to expand its hours, the library board decided this week to open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays beginning Sept. 1. The New Lenox Public Library moved into its building on the Village Commons in 2001, and within one year had to cut operations on Fridays and Sundays because of a lack of funding. The library created a survey for the community to weigh various options, including an additional two hours Monday through Thursday, Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Coffee Shop Proposal The library board also heard a proposal for a new cafe to fill the vacant space at the front of the library. Kim Stoltz, who currently is the owner of Book and Bean Cafe inside the Joliet…
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James Madison
5:40 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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