I am the Director/Curator of the South Charleston Museum, which opened to
the public on July 18, 1998.  The South Charleston Museum shares a building
with the South Charleston Public Library.  This is a small community in West
Virginia, located in the metro region of Charleston and Huntington, WV.  The
Museum Foundation, the ruling body of the Museum, decided to move into the
Library due to financial, access, and visibility concerns.  Both the library
and museum are planning a major expansion project in the very near future.
So far, the only problems we have concern lack of space!  The visitors seem
to really enjoy the combination as a research facility.  This is mainly due
to the fact that our collections are centered around local history.

As a second note, last month's edition of Museum News featured a cover story
of museums and libraries.

>From: Karen Houghton <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Museum/Library
>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 20:28:58 -0600
>
>Dorothy,
>
>There is a Museum/Library partnership in New Albany, Indiana, between the
>New Albany-FLoyd County Public Library and the Carnagie Center for Art and
>History (a small contemporary art and local history museum).  The two do
>not actually share a building, but they are essentially one
>organization.  Basically the Museum was having financail troubles a little
>while back, so the Library and the Museum worked it out that the Museum
>could become a department within the Library and receive funding through
>the Library.  The Museum is housed in one of the old Carnagie
>Library buildings and the Library is located down the street.  Their
>situation could be useful for you because in the summer of '97 they applied
>for and received a bond issue to renovate both buildings.  The renovations
>are just getting finished now.  The partnership has workedwell
>for them.  (My mother is actually the Department Head for the Children's
>Department at the Library.)  You can contact them for more information, or
>let me know and I'll see if someone can get in touch with you.
>
>They do have a website if you would like to check it out.
>
>  New Albany / Floyd County Public Library
>
>I hope that this helps.  Good luck and let me know if I can be of further
>assistance.
>
>-Karen Houghton
>
>
>Dorothy Dahlgren wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of Museum/Library collaborations in the planning and
> > construction of joint buildings?  We are a community of about 25,000
> > with a small library and Museum both needing a new building.
> >
> > Dorothy Dahlgren
> > [log in to unmask]
> > 208-664-3448  Tues-Sat
> >
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