A partnership between the Waukegan Public Library and the Waukegan Historical Society over the future of the Ray Bradbury Collection will increase the public’s access to the late world-renowned author’s personal papers and books.
The library’s Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to transfer the collection to the historical society during a regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 15 at the library, concluding more than a year of discussions about how best to work together.
“He developed his thirst for reading in this very place,” she said. “We are proud to be the steward of this collection. Some of it will be held in glass cases. We will make it available to accredited researchers.” Renovation continues on the Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie with the excavation for the addition going several stories deep into the Sheridan Road bluff.
Along with the effort between the library and the historical society, the Waukegan Park District, which owns and operates the museum, is continuing its $12.5 million renovation project to restore the former five-story library into a museum.Park District Executive Director Jay Lerner said the massive project started in October. The gut renovation started preparing the building for restoration.
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