The teen services area at New Canaan Library is getting a fresh new look and feel thanks to an upgrade led by the venerable facility’s first-ever teen services librarian.
New Canaan Library Teen Services Librarian Cheryl Capitani is giving the teen area at the venerable downtown facility a fresh look. Credit: Michael Dinan
Cheryl Capitani, who has been in the role since joining the library staff in December, said she’s making it a priority to create a more welcoming, teen-friendly space.
“We were very fortunate to get a targeted donation from a generous donor for some new furniture for the teen area here,” Capitani told NewCanaanite.com Tuesday morning as she cleared shelves in the area, located in the southeast corner of the facility (where if you’re sitting there, you’re looking out at the bench and parking lots that come off of Maple Street).
Capitani with the help of a Teen Advisory Board is selecting colors and furniture for the space now.
Get a good look at this beige now, because it'll be a fresh new color by week's end, library staff members say. Credit: Michael Dinan
“It’s a really fun project we are working on together,” she said and added, pointing to the wall shown at right: “Hopefully this week, that wall is going to be painted.”
Within a month or so, the furniture should be ordered and on its way.
“We’re very excited,” she said.
New Canaan Library's iconic stone facade, facing Main Street downtown. Credit: Michael Dinan
The facelift comes as New Canaan Library prepares for a rebuilding project that’s in the very early planning stages now. Library Director Lisa Oldham tells NewCanaanite.com that any proposal put forward will be mindful of residents’ deep connections to the original building and plans could be made to preserve community treasures such as the stone facade facing Main Street.
These cubicles are on their way out of the teen area at New Canaan Library, which is undergoing a refresh now. Credit: Michael Dinan
As per Capitani’s request, NewCanaanite.com is happy to report that the old cubicles pictured at right soon will be history.