Liberty Public Library

Liberty library gets fresh, new look

New carpet, new paint and a creative new floor plan have given the Liberty Public Library a more welcoming feel.

The project, led by Liberty Librarian Susan Primm and Town Manager Roger Davis, has transformed the library from its 1970s look to a more modern, open design.

In addition to the paint and carpet, Primm and Davis engineered a reorientation of the library’s floor plan, placing the main collection’s shelving ranges diagonally. The move opens the collection directly to anyone who enters through the front door.

The library closed for two-and-a-half weeks in late September and early October as staff and volunteers moved books and fixtures out for painting and carpet, and then back.

In addition to Primm and Davis, assisting with the project were Liberty staff members Renee Kirkman, Martha Neal, Carol Kendall and Laraleigh Bigham; volunteers Kaye Beck, Karen Way, Juanita Bowman, Milton Piedra, Hilda Parker, Kathy Michaels, Martin Rierson, Bill Stanford, Guy Troy (two chocolate cakes !), Crystal Weatherly, Marcio Peixoto and Robin Cagle; and Asheboro staff Suzanne Tate, Linda Shirley, Yvonne King, Cathy Carter, , Ann McGlohon, James Durham, Ross Holt and Ian Fletcher.