The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Mont Pleasant Library in Schenectady, New York

Buildings to the left of the
Mont Pleasant Library Branch
have been removed.






A community resource for many years, this library no longer meets the changing needs of the neighborhood.

The empty space is ready

 for construction of the
new Mont Pleasant

Library.

Ceremonial shovels have
been placed in a pile of
dirt for the Groundbreaking
Ceremony.

Middle School students join

Schenectady County Public

Library staff, Board Members,

donors & politicians for the

ceremony.

The crowd is gathering....

The lady in the blue hat is
Sharon Jordan, long time
Schenectady municipal
employee & community
advocate.

These two ladies brought

their own chairs to the

ceremony.

Gary Hughes, Majority
Leader of the Schenectady
County Legislature,
spoke about community
support for the new
library.

Richard Patriene, Head of

the Schenectady County

Legislature's Education &

Libraries Committee, shared

the Legislature's efforts to secure

 funds for the new library.

Carmel Patrick, President of
the Schenectady County
Public Library Board of
Trustees, told the audience
that the $700,000.00
fundraising goal was
exceeded by $300,000.00.

New York Assemblyman Angelo

Santabarbara, a Mont Pleasant

native, spoke of the State

Legislature's work to fund new

library construction.

Schenectady County Public
Library Director, Karen
Bradley, looks on.

Karen, on the far left joins

politicians, Schenectady

County Board Members,

donors and students for the

ceremonial groundbreaking.

Shovelfuls of dirt are
tossed....

The contracts have been
let & construction is
scheduled to start...




The Mont Pleasant neighborhood, area schools and the business community look forward to construction of the new Mont Pleasant Branch Library.  This inclusive public space will help the neighborhood redefine and recreate itself as it meets challenges of the 21st century.