The city of Bellevue, Nebraska and the Bellevue Public Library held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new public library located on Longo Drive in the Bellevue Professional Building. It was a symbolic groundbreaking as work has begun on the new facility earlier than originally expected. The new library is set to be opened in 2024.
The Bellevue East Jazz Band performs before the ceremony. Hopefully this is the beginning of a new trend. Phil Davidson, Community Relations Coordinator for Bellevue – the man behind tens of thousands of pictures highlighting the community.City Administrator Jim Ristow provides opening remarks at the ceremony.Bellevue Mayor Rusty Hike shares the 25 year journey the city has been through to get a new library. Michelle Boyce, President of the Bellevue Library Foundation, shares the vision of what the new space could include.Chamber of Commerce President Diane Bruce, Connie Barnard – Adult Services Technology Librarian, and Michelle Boyce – Present of the Bellevue Library Foundation. All Smiles as Julie Dinville – Library Director, Evonne Edington – Library Advisory Board President, Michelle Boyce – Library Foundation President, Mayor Rusty Hike, and City Administrator Jim Ristow dig the first shovel-fulls of dirt.
