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The 1997 PARKS AND LIBRARY REFERENDUM Is sponsored by the
Friends of the Prior Lake Library and the Prior Lake Parks and Advisory
Committee.
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Your new library can be a place where..,
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'you point wnh pride to an outstanding building that shows the
community cares about lifelong Ieaming
, non-profit groups, with members of all ages will hold meetings and
workshops in a room big enough for 75 people, with full audiolvisual
capabilities
'teens work on group projects in an enclosed, 'talking-allowed' work
area
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, preschoolers and their parents can share the excnement of Ieaming
through books, computers, and video or audio cassettes
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, you easily tap into the Intemet with all its information sources
, children have a separate area that is large and inviting, with a special
story time space
, new technology provides full text magazine articles, newspapers, and
access to databases throughout the county wnh links to other libraries
and schools in Minnesota
, you get the newest fICtion and non-fiction and in greater quantities -
including books on tape
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, you have your choice of numerous quiet study areas
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, you have access to the newest technological resources to answer your
business and finance questions
, school-age children find the resources they need to complete school
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, you discover the rich history of the area
Imagine your favorite bookstore that lets you borrow the newest
books, audio tapes, video tapes, and compact discs-all for free!
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For a community the size of Prior Lake, a new library should
Include 15,000 square feet (current space Is 4300 square feet),
with a 500 square foot meeting room and about 75 parking spaces.
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"I have always Imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."
-Jorge Luis Borges