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By authority of the Board of Library Trustees, sealed bids will be received until 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on November, 15, 2022, by the Board of Library Trustees of the Helen Plum Library District for the Moving.

Bid Notice for Furniture at the New Helen Plum Library

Check out our latest progress video at the construction site of our new building, showing as ironworkers place the final steel beam at the construction site.

Progress on Lombard's new Library continues as the final steel shipment was delivered!

Progress continues as the steel framing rises to the second floor!

Our first shipment of steel has arrived and the framing of the new Library building has begun!

Our first shipment of steel has arrived and the framing of the new Library has begun!

Progress on The New Helen Plum Library is coming along as construction is completed on the public elevator tower and East stairwell.

As we wind up the first year of our building project, with construction scheduled to be completed at the end of next year, Helen Plum Library shared a progress update on the New Building Project in four different virtual sessions on September 29 and 30, 2021.

During the summer of 2020, Helen Plum Library surveyed the community as a key to understanding our current strengths, which services we provide are most valued by our community, and to pinpoint areas of focus for future growth. 

Positive financial outlook after project delay and accumulation of funds.

We've officially broken ground for our new building! On June 15th, we celebrated the kickoff of the construction project!

We are pleased to share that S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA+' long-term rating to Helen M. Plum Memorial Library District

LEGAL NOTICE

REQUEST FOR BIDS

Now that the abatement process has been completed, we are able to move into the demolition phase of the building project. The demo contractors will be salvaging materials on the inside of the building this week, the week of May 10.