Eagle Mountain celebrates library's reopening

EAGLE MOUNTAIN (Deseret News) — Before this week, Eagle Mountain children didn't have a place of their own for story time.

"We've been having story time in the City Council chambers," said Eagle Mountain library director Michele Graves.

On Monday, after three years of planning and more than three months of renovations, the Eagle Mountain Public Library reopened with double the space and $120,000 in savings.

"The whole addition we've added on will be our children's area," Graves said. "We'll be able to have story time in our library."

Hundreds of unopened books are on the shelves, waiting to be opened. New computers haven't been turned on; plastic-wrapped games haven't been played with.

"We had about $20,000 to use (on books)," Graves said. "I'm still spending, and we still have money left."

The books, computers and furnishings came via a $1,000 grant from Target and $95,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The latter was sponsored by Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, and came through the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. The city expects to receive another $100,000 grant next year through the same appropriation.

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