Bathurst Clark Resource Library and Pierre Berton Resource Library have received two unique stands that will help you find your next library items with ease.

On the second floor of Pierre Berton Resource Library, you will now find a bookshelf (seen below, left) next to the Information Desk. With slatted walls and shelving, the new unit offers maximum space for the convenient display of books, CDs and DVDs.

At the entrance of Bathurst Clark Resource Library, three nesting tables (seen below, right) now welcome you to the library. The tables can be arranged to display materials in many ways and can also exhibit collections on a special bottom shelf.

Visit your local resource library to see what staff have displayed on these new furniture pieces.

After eight years of constant use, the Pierre Berton Resource Library Checkout Desk was deserving of a makeover. Thanks to the hard work of VPL staff, a new wooden façade was created to wrap around the exterior millwork and give the desk a cleaner look. In addition, a stainless steel desk surface was secured and the bookshelf was re-varnished for customers.

Vaughan Public Libraries’ Building Projects blog presents a special guest post by Michael McKenzie, Chair, Vaughan Public Library Board.

In the 2011 budget deliberations, Vaughan Public Libraries was awarded funds to construct a library as an addition to the North Thornhill Community Centre. The Request for Proposal (RFP) was released November 2011 inviting bids from architect contractor teams to design and build this library. Bids from ten proponents were evaluated and three were identified and prequalified to advance to stage two of the competition. All three submitted proposals that far exceeded the approved budget and in July 2012, stage two of the RFP competition was cancelled.

The scope of the project was then modified and the three prequalified bidders were invited to submit revised proposals to a new RFP. Only two of the three prequalified bidders submitted proposals. Unfortunately, neither were compliant, and the bidding process was cancelled. What this all means is that the building of a library in the North Thornhill Community Centre has been delayed from the original estimates we provided.

On behalf of the VPL Board I would like to apologize to the residents of Vaughan for the delay. The Board remains committed to building a library in the North Thornhill Community Centre and ensuring we are responsible in the spending of the resources we have been entrusted with. We will continue to work with the City to move the development of the North Thornhill Library forward and to provide the Citizens of Vaughan with many more welcoming destinations that educate, excite and empower our community.