Local Libraries Receive Grant to Install Electronic Door Openers
The Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS) has been awarded Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to improve accessibility at five (5) of our members libraries' locations be retrofitting entrance doors with electronic door openers.
The participating libraries are Marion Public Library, Black Creek Village Library, Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library (2 locations), and Weyauwega Public Library.
Installing automatic door operators will ensure that public library collections, services, and buildings are fully accessible to patrons with disabilities and their families and advocates. The openers will also provide convenience for the elderly, children and people carrying heavy loads or pushing strollers.
Black Creek Village Library director, Rebecca Buchmann, notes, "We see many patrons with disabilities who come in with a friend or family member to help them , but we fear that there are others in the community who are not using the library simply because they physically cannot enter the building. Installing door openers will help us meet our mission to provide equal access to information for all the members of the community,"
The Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS) is one of the 17 library systems in Wisconsin. We support 16 public libraries in Outagamies and Waupaca counties.
This project is supported by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.