Information sources join forces in one location

Thundiy. January IJ. 2005 Tomball College a Community Libn Information sources join forces i Tomball College home to new community library ilio grand opening and rib¬ bon cutting of the new Tomball College and Community Li¬ brary is scheduled for Ibursday, Jan. 20. Ceremonies will bo held in the library on the campus of Tomball College, 30Ш Tom¬ ball Parkway (Texas 249). at 10 “7 he partnership blished be tun Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversolc and the Board ofTYustecs of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD) invite the resi¬ dents of the Tomball commu- a to join them and the Tom- Area Chamber of Com¬ merce in the celebration. The 72,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art library- is the second joint-library project be¬ tween Harris County and the NHMCCD. The budding was con¬ structed with $6,831,210 from NHMCCD and $5,132,000 from Harris County. Harris County allocated an additional $1300.000 for opening day materials collection. The joint-use facility became a reality in 2002 when Harris County discovered a perched water table on the property that originally was to house a new 15,000-square-foot branch li- estahlished between Harris County Public Library and Tomball College is an outstanding example of what can happen when different entities work collaboratively toward a common goal that will benefit so many people in the community we serve. " Raymond M. Hawkins, Ph.D., Tomball College president able to the Tomball commu¬ nity,’ said Commissioner Ever- sole. "Ibis new facility is a posi¬ tive benefit that will serve area residents for years to come.’ This library combines the re¬ sources of Harris County Public Library and the Tomball Col¬ lege Library into a community learning center for the resi¬ dents of the Tomball area. Students will base the ad¬ vantage of the collection of ma¬ terials offered by the library, while residents have an advan- of the research collections f the college. The first floor includes a popular materials and media area, an adult fiction area, a community meeting room, a children’s room with a separate room for story telling, and a Cy¬ ber Caft. Hie second floor consists of the college collection, the adult Э5. Eversole and Hawkins pro¬ ceeded with the design of a 72,000-square-foot library. The partnership established between Harris County Public library and Tomball College is an outstanding example of what can happen when different en¬ tities work collaboratively to¬ ward a common goal that will benefit so many people in the teen room, two computer train¬ ing rooms, a conference room, eight study rooms and the ex¬ tended learning center. ; for At that time. Commissioner Eversolc and Raymond M. Hawkins, Ph.D., president of Tomball College, met to discuss the possibility of a joint library on the campus of the college. After a joint committee con¬ ducted a feasibility study in 2002. and after discussions with residents of the Tomball community we serve. I proud of the effort that has oc¬ curred to 'make it happen,’ Hawkins said. ’ll is important to me to meet the growing needs of Har¬ ris County residents. And the partnership between Harris County and Tomball College is the only way a facility of this magnitude could be made avail¬ more than 300. has 100 computers for public access and a materials capacity close to 170.000 items. Outside, featuies include a drive-through book drop and a drive-through service window which allows customers to pick up books they have requested in advance by phone or online. The library will be jointly managed by Tomball College and the Harris County Public Library. A staff of 78 will serve library users during its 71 hours of operation, Monday through Saturday. iiiitu£0ciitfii tauitO latnttii i* (nua oi-*