At the Jan. 11 meeting, the Roselle Public Library District board announced it is pursuing a $22 million bond referendum to raise revenue to erect and furnish a new library campus. The referendum question will be on the April 4, 2023, election ballot.
The board of trustees voted unanimously to put the referendum to a public vote.
“We conducted community-wide surveys in 2018, 2021 and 2022, and our residents expressed a bold and exciting vision for their library,” said Katie Smith, board president. “The community wants a space that offers more than access to the latest in literature and music — residents want a place to gather and socialize, a place for their children to learn and interact with the world around them, a place to create and build things, and a place to sit among nature and take joy in this wonderful community. The revenue from the…
