Carthage, IL – The Carthage Library Board is investigating how it might transfer its former building back to the city. Aldermen have offered $2,500 for the brick building on the square. They want to return it to use as a city building with room for the town's police station. Library Director Susan Hunt says the state law on transferring a building indicates that it should be advertised and sold to the highest bidder. She says the board chairman is checking with specialists in library law. The library moved earlier this year to the former Marine Bank building further west on the Square. Mayor James Nightingale says the library building would need office renovation including creating a space for council meetings.
Board to Consider Library Sale Options
