Tag: safety and security upgrades
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D-11 approves safety and security upgrades throughout district schools
School District 11 will soon begin upgrading school safety throughout the district. The board of education voted Wednesday night to finalize a construction contract to secure and upgrade the entrances of 43 schools during its regular meeting. “This is exciting,” Board President Parth Melpakam said. “The safety and security of our schools and our students…
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Penrose Library’s upcoming closure could be difficult for some patrons
Thirteen-year-old Kayla Brown, who uses Penrose Library all the time to do her online schoolwork, likes that the teen section where she plunks down at the downtown branch is quiet and peaceful. The environment helps her concentrate, she said Monday. “It’s going to be a little hard for me at home because it’s a bit…
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Downtown Penrose Library to close for renovations, including security upgrades
Penrose Library at 20 N. Cascade Ave., the Pikes Peak Library District’s oldest location, will close for two months starting Feb. 1 for what officials describe as an overdue facelift. Built in 1968, the flagship of the 16-branch system has not been refreshed in years, said Chief Librarian and CEO Teona Shainidze-Krebs. “I’m very excited;…