After the Winfield branch of the Crown Point Community Library opened a new location in 2016 inside a former doctor’s office, there were a number of items left on the to-do-list. More room for books. Comfortable seating. Expanding the interactive play area for young children. But through a $300,000 tax-neutral, re-issue of the library bond, the library recently completed work on upgrades to the Winfield branch, 10771 Randolph St., which begin as soon as you walk through the front door.
Key to the upgrades is the addition of an approximately 10-by-10-foot private study room, which can be reserved for all sorts of uses, Wendorf said. And the library is a welcoming place for young readers now with its expanded interactive play area, which features a different monthly theme. October’s theme is “construction,” meaning the books and toys in the area map to that topic.