Officials are making plans to move the Peachtree City Library to another

location while construction crews build the $4.9 million expansion to

the facility, which includes some renovation work.

The move could cut four months off the construction schedule and save

an estimated $39,000 by eliminating the need for construction to occur

in phases, according to a memo from library technology and training manager

Jill Prouty.

Negotiations to lease space are ongoing but the location of the proposed

site cannot be revealed yet, according to city leisure services director

Randy Gaddo. He also noted that the owner of that facility "is interested

in leasing the space to us at a very reasonable cost."

The moving plan is contingent on approval from the city council, officials

said. Funds for the entire moving process are included in the original

bond financing package, Gaddo said.

Library staff has received bids from four companies to perform the services

of moving in and out of the library. The lowest bidder, American Interfile

and Library Services Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y., will do the work for $56,838,

which is over $13,000 less than the next lowest bidder.

A check of the company's references met with positive results,

Prouty said, with comments that the moving staff were knowledgeable with

the Dewey Decimal System used to file books and "being creative

to solve problems as they arose during the process."

Last year, Peachtree City voters approved a referendum to expand the

library from its current size of 20,000 sq. ft. to 31,000 sq. ft. The

main attraction will be a 5,000 sq. ft. children's area with space

for story time, baby time, puppet shows, summer reading programs and

other children's activities.

The addition will add room for more books, computers, audiovisual materials

and reading areas also.

Among the fixes on the project list include a repair of the roof, upgrading

the lighting and heating and air conditioning systems and improving electrical

capacity.

The expansion was designed to meet the community's library needs

for the next 20 years, officials said.

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