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Library Renovation
- Project notes as of 9 December 2024
> Fully-funded: $3M HUD grant + $900K private bequest + $35K STK Foundation grant.
> Currently on budget! Work continues apace at 952 Main St.
> General Contractor: TPD Construction (Sanford)
> Architect: Barbā+Wheelock (Portland)
> Current estimate for re-opening: June - Media Inquiries: director@lbgoodall.org
- Related pages...
> About the Library
> Donations and Planned Giving
> Photo Gallery
November 2024
Tourist and Town Magazine featured our renovation project in its November 7 issue.
Also...Pictures of the renovation in progress are now available in our photo gallery, including interior views.
September 2024
Library Finally Able to Start Its Next Chapter
Sanford Springvale News article by Lee Burnett
June 2024
Our funding grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development was finalized and construction resumed on exterior masonry.
May 2024
Endowment Funds Exhausted, Work Stops on Library Expansion
Sanford Springvale News article by Lee Burnett
January 2024
Assistant Director Nicole Clark makes an update presentation to Sanford City Council. (Youtube video)
October 2023
October 2 - We are up and running at our temporary home! 1364 Main St in the Shaw's Center for Shopping.
October 31 - The official start of our renovation project took place in a small ground-breaking ceremony at the library, attended by our general contractor, architect, staff and board members. (Press coverage by Shawn Sullivan, Seacoast Online.)
August 2023
The move to our temporary location is nearly upon us.
- September 5: Moving of all books, shelves, and equipment is scheduled to start. (We have hired a mover that specializes in libraries.)
- October 2: Target date to OPEN our temporary location. We will be in the storefront next to Planet Fitness at Shaw's Plaza.
Senator King Visit
10 March 2023: US Senator Angus King visited today to learn about our renovation plans. Joining him were Chip Schrader (Goodall Library Director), Shenna Bellows (Maine Secretary of State) and Lori Fisher (Maine State Librarian) to officially recognize the 100th anniversary of the Sanford Library Association's incorporation.
Bellows, Schrader, King, and Fisher
Federal Grant
December 2022: Exciting news to close out the year!
The recently-passed FY23 federal budget included a $3-million grant to renovate Goodall Library! The library had applied for this grant earlier in the year, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree decided to include it in her list of Community Project Funding requests.
Draft Plans
Floor plans updated 31 May 2023. Click each image to enlarge.
First Floor
Second Floor
Early News Coverage
• January 2023 - funding announcement.
• June 2021 - details of the renovation.
