Thank you for checking this detail. . . I recall [Bill], he was at my Dear CEO Love Your Library Tour stop at the current Glendale Library location last Saturday. He is a passionate believer in having a strong and bright future for the Broad Ripple Village and that is what it will take to strengthen the area. We had a good talk about walkability and somewhat sadly I had to provide a reality check about how many libraries we can afford across the city.

I do want to clarify ... my statement [to Bill]. . . while we do not anticipate "having a public meeting" to find a location where we can relocate the current library, we are certainly gathering plenty of public input along the way. I have met with IPS about their high school building, and with both the Mind Trust and a potential developer with ideas for the re-use of that building. We have identified a series of sites within 2 miles of our current site and had our broker obtain information on each of them including the former Marsh store site; we have met with the owners of the Mall who own other land in the area, and we have met with some other property owners including the leadership of the Washington Township Schools. In every instance we are considering location, accessibility, proximity to our other library locations, availability (timing), and cost. We hope to conclude this analysis this spring and be able to announce a location at that time. The Library will not be started until 2020 however when we will be able to sell the bonds for its construction. When we get near the planning time for that process there will be many community meetings about the design.

Again, thanks for seeking this clarification!

M. Jacqueline Nytes, CEO

Indianapolis Public Library