SOUTHWICK – On Tuesday, the Select Board voted in favor of awarding a bid for painting portions of the town library to Artemis Painting of Westfield. The amount of the bid was $18,800.
According to Library Director Diane Caruso, she’s unsure of when Artemis will begin painting, but she’d like to have the project finished before summer reading starts in June.
Southwick Public Library. (WNG File Photo)
The last time the library was painted was in 1998, which was a year before the building officially opened.
Although the library also needs carpeting added, the town currently only has enough money for the painting. Since the library’s opening, certain sections had carpet installed such as in the children’s room and young adult’s area. However, carpeting needs to be added in the main room, community room, and back offices.
Caruso is expecting the progress on the carpeting to move forward gradually.
“It’s happening over several years,” said Caruso.
The two other painting services that were competing for the bid were King Brothers of Southwick and Peter Webster, which has locations in East Longmeadow and Cheshire, Conn.
