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Follow Our Expansion Project<\/h1>\n

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Groundbreaking Ceremony \u2013 July 19, 2025<\/h1>\n

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Pictured: Mayor Ryan Schroeder, City Common Council, Library Board of Trustees, Delavan Aram Public Library Foundation (DAPLF), and Corporate Contractors Inc. (CCI) representatives. (Thank you to CCI for the image.)<\/p>\n

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Library Expansion design team (from left): Christy Monk, Lead Architect, FEH Design; Katherine Schoofs, Asst. Director\/Youth Services Librarian; Michelle Carter, Director; Linda Zell, VP Board of Trustees; and Bob Betzer, President, Board of Trustees. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Pictured (from left): Library Board President Bob Betzer; Alderperson Matt Bieser; Alderperson Calvin Square; Walworth County Administrator Mark Luberda; Mayor Ryan Schroeder; City Administrator, Brian Wilson; City Finance Director, Nick Griffin; and Alderperson and Library Board Trustee Karen Sempf.<\/p>\n

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Official Groundbreaking Shovel presented by CCI.<\/p>\n

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Pictured: DAPLF President Wayne “Ozzie” Osborn; Mayor Ryan Schroeder; Library Board President, Bob Betzer; and Friends of the Library President, Terry Yanke.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pictured: DAPLF Executive Board Members.<\/p>\n

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Pictured (from left, front row):\u00a0 Alderperson Calvin Square; Alderperson Matt Bieser; Mayor Ryan Schroeder;\u00a0 State Director for Rural Development in Wisconsin, Andrew Iverson; Alderperson Paul Wilson; (from left, back row) City Administrator, Brian Wilson; and, Alderperson Karen Sempf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pictured: Executive Director Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Malinda Obershaw and Mayor Ryan Schroeder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Pictured: Current library staff.<\/p>\n

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Pictured: Current and Previous Library Staff<\/span><\/p>\n

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Construction equipment readying the site.<\/p>\n

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Our youngest attendees received construction hats with the library’s logo.<\/p>\n

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We Need Your Donations Today!<\/h2>\n

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Project Information<\/h4>\n

View the final project plans and schematics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Donate Online\u00a0<\/h4>\n

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Donate by Check<\/h4>\n

Checks made payable to:
Aram Public Library
830 E. Geneva Street, Suite B,
Delavan, WI 53115<\/p>\n

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Questions?<\/h4>\n

Email\u00a0DelavanAPLF@gmail.com<\/a> or director@aramlibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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