Library 1Jamestown (CSi) The James River Valley Library System Board of Directors has unanimously approved a contract with a local architect.

JLG Architects will assist in creating a strategic plan to renovate the Alfred Dickey Public Library.

Library Director Joe Rector says, a year from now , Stutsman County and Alfred Dickey libraries will have to be at least 25,000 square feet combined, which is determined by the state and is based off of Stutsman County’s population. Currently, the two libraries are about 16,500 square feet combined.

If the library doesn’t meet this standard, it will be ineligible to receive grants from the state. Rector adds in the last eight to nine years, the library has received approximately $50,000 in grants annually from the state.

The board wants to create a strategic plan to provide a plan for renovations in the coming years.

Other provisions to the plan will include a site plan, parking plan, a business plan and financial information.