George Willauer, president of Lyme Public Library, Inc. (LPL, Inc.), center in photo, hands a check for $300,000 to Lyme First Selectman Ralph Eno (second from right) in front of the new renovated and expanded Lyme Town Hall last Thursday, June 26, as part of the Library’s contribution to Lyme’s new Town Campus Project.
Lyme Public Library, Inc., the non-profit entity that manages the Lyme Library’s endowment and conducts fundraising to support the Library’s mission and activities, has pledged $380,000 to help fund the $5.1 million Town Campus project, which includes expansion and renovation of the existing town hall (once a local church) and construction of new library building.
The check presented last week represents fulfillment of the lion’s share of the pledge, with the balance to be paid in future installments.
First Selectman Eno said that the Town Campus project could not have been launched without the support from the Lyme Public Library. Inc.
Also attending the presentation were (from left to right) James Benn, vice president of the Library Board of Directors; Jim McFarland, treasurer of the Lyme Public Library, Inc.; Jeanne Rutigliano, secretary of Lyme Public Library, Inc.; and Beverly Crowther, member of the board of Lyme Public Library, Inc.