Byron Bergen Public Library Board of Trustees issued the following statement yesterday:
The Trustees of the Byron Bergen Public Library are actively pursuing options to keep both the village location and the location at the Gillam-Grant Community Center open, in the interest of serving both communities. We are currently seeking bridge funding from a variety of sources and have received a grant from Nioga Library System to start the process.
The Gillam-Grant Community Center will no longer providing funding for library staff at that location and the trustees hosted two public meetings last month seeking community input on options. There was a good deal of support for each of the current locations remaining, and neither location appears suited to becoming the only library in the Byron-Bergen area.
