LIBERTY, NY — Voters in the Liberty School District on August 8 voted 264 to 45 to approve a $1.9 million bond to pay for an expansion of the library facility.

Project highlights include a complete renovation of the existing building as well as a new three-level addition.

A new elevator will ensure that access is available to everyone, and there will be two new fully accessible bathrooms.

There will also be meeting rooms for tutoring and study, and more space for the library’s collection and technology needs.

Now that the voters have spoken, the library will have to get approval from the New York State Department of Education before the project can move forward. This is necessary because the library is located on school-owned property and is categorized as a school district public library, one of four kinds of public libraries in New York State.