The Fitchburg Public Library is set to undergo a $40 million expansion and renovation, a project expected to start later this year. (COURTESY MADORE PHOTOGRAPHY LLC)
For any community, the value it puts on preserving treasured institutions speaks volumes about its character.
With its planned multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion of its public library, the city of Fitchburg will literally put that maxim to the test.
According to a press release accompanying the announcement, the project continues the city’s redevelopment of the Main Street corridor, and will serve the city in new and traditional ways by providing a more flexible, welcoming, and user-friendly library facility.
The $40 million undertaking will entail two major projects — the renovation of the existing Wallace Building, built in 1967, and the creation of an entirely new and…
