The Joeten Kiyu Public Library\u2019s plan to build a state-of-the-art digital village at the back of the library will be expanded at the request of Gov. Eloy S. Inos, according to JKPL executive director John Gonzales.<\/p>\n
He said the digital village will be changed from an 85-seater to three times the seating size than originally planned.<\/p>\n
According to Gonzales, Inos was excited about the project and asked the library to make some changes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor said that he wants to do it right and do it once, instead of having them come back and extend through construction,\u201d Gonzales told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
He said Inos wants the amphitheater to be \u201cthe center of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor envisioned that this project will be the center of the community for education, social gatherings and also for celebrations,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>\n
The amphitheater in the digital village will now be expanded from two floors to four or five floors, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to accommodate all ages from young to old,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>\n
He noted that the amphitheater could be used for conventions and meetings for any business or organization.<\/p>\n
According to Gonzales, the digital village will also have built-in solar panels on the rooftop as part of the library\u2019s cost saving strategies.<\/p>\n
When asked about the grant for the digital village and how far they\u2019ve gone with it, Gonzales said that he had already met with Joe Diego from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Guam.<\/p>\n
According to Diego, JKPL has to wait for the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s announcement on the funding opportunity that would open and start a competitive application timeline.<\/p>\n
What happens if JKPL is not approved to get the grant? \u201cWe would have to go through the Department of the Interior\u2019s Office of Insular Affairs and check on their grants. Another option will be for us to explore their Capital Improvement Project grants,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the project\u2019s blueprint is now being worked on at the Department of Public Works. The DPW architect will notify him next week and that he will then present it to Inos.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project will help us celebrate our diversity and we can feature community interest topics through lecture series by authors, poets, and many more people. Our main goal for this project is to promote overall comprehensive community literacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gonzales noted that they will focus first on the Public School System and Northern Marianas College to use the digital village for ceremonies, graduations, or any other school activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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