Library Superior News Today

After putting restrictions on spending for repairs and adding a requirement to market the building for sale in 18 months, a majority of Superior City Councilors approved spending $175,000 to buy the building from The Library Superior LLC.

New agreement sets closing date in September.

With no new information and an expired purchase agreement, Mayor Jim Paine discouraged action.

Private funding to renovate the building that served as the city's main library for 90 years is a challenge, the property owner told the Telegram.

Councilors want more information to determine the viability of preserving the first Wisconsin library built with a grant from industrialist Andrew Carnegie.

The Superior City Council has backed the Carnegie Library project.