1981-present

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The ICPL at 123 South Linn Street began construction in October 1979 and opened its doors to the public on June 14, 1981 after hundreds of volunteers moved all of the library materials across the street.

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The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original.

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The design of the current building, with its tall windows and additional seating, is a marked change from the earlier building.

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After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004.

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Self-check features were also installed during this building's renovation.

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The playground remains a popular transition for children and parents coming in from the summer heat to continue their playtime in ICPL's Ellen Buchanan Children's Room.

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The building today.

Crowded conditions in the Carnegie Library location were a major factor in the construction of the new location. Around this time, major technological changes were being introduced to ICPL. The card catalog was eventually closed and a new computer-assisted circulation system was put into place.