| The link below will take you to the August, 2024 update on the renovation of the Carnegie Library in Waukegan, Illinois, the library of Ray Bradbury's childhood. Looking forward to the grand re-opening! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fylnEhdFZho |
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| The link below will take you to a short video, showing the ongoing renovation of Waukegan's Carnegie Library during the period from November, 2022 (when it began) through August of 2024. Looking forward to the grand re-opening of the library of Ray Bradbury's childhood, including the new Ray Bradbury Reading Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNNxeNzvXk |
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| The link below will take you to the latest (September, 2024) update on the restoration of Waukegan's Carnegie Library, the library used by Ray Bradbury during his childhood. The restoration continues with its goal to make the Library look as much as possible as it did when it opened in 1903. I wish Ray was still with us to see this amazing effort: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsCN3mpD7po |
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| For a very brief update on the renovation of Ray Bradbury's childhood library, the Carnegie Library in Waukegan, Illinois, click on the link below. The work is just about finished (the Bradbury collection is mentioned at about the 50 second mark) and the place looks amazing, especially when you consider how the building looked before the work began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtiWXOiB7co |
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| From the Waukegan Historical Society's website, here is the latest update on the Waukegan Carnegie Library renovation project:
"The building restoration and construction is nearing completion for an anticipated opening in early 2025. The Waukegan Historical Society worked with the award-winning exhibit design firm, Luci Creative, to create the visitor experience framework and develop the permanent history and natural resources exhibits which are now ready for opening day. The Society is seeking support to fund the next phases of our educational exhibits, bring Ray Bradbury’s stories to life, and create an oral history zone for visitors to be able to share their own stores."
The most interesting things in the Post: (a) it is anticipated the Library will re-open in early 2025, and (b) The Library is seeking support to fund "the next phases of our educational exhibits, bring Ray Bradbury's stories to life..."
When there is more information on what Library's efforts to bring Ray's "stories to life" looks like, I will try and post it here. |
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