The Marco Island Foundation for the Arts has donated Jo Saylor's outdoor bronze sculpture entitled "Willow Whistle" to the Marco Island Branch Library in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Collier County Public Library and the Friends of the Library of Collier County.

MARCO ISLAND BRANCH LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: ROSE HALL

Naples Daily News article, April 3: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/apr/02/after_years_cramped_meeting_space_future_looking_r/

Project Summary
A 4,000 square foot meeting hall is planned as an addition to Marco Island Branch Library. It will be located on the north side of the building in an area that currently provides parking. As you enter the building, the Rose Hall addition will be to the right. Replacement parking will be located in the existing lot across Mistletoe Court.

Project Name
Marco Island residents Bill and Myrtle Rose have donated $500,000 to this construction project, in return for naming the community meeting room "Rose Hall."

Project Funds
Rose Hall is funded totally with community donations and funds raised by the Marco Island Chapter of the Friends of the Library of Collier County, Inc.

Currently, the project is estimated to cost about $2 million. Additional Friends fund raising efforts continue.

Project Principles
BSSW Architects and Q. Grady Minor have been hired to design Rose Hall.

Project Timeline
The project is currently in design phase. View the floor plan and three artist renderings of external views: 1, 2, 3; pdf format.) No specific construction timetable is currently available.

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