Saying that changes in plans for the interior of the proposed Secaucus Public Library would not delay the expected groundbreaking in May or June, library trustees reported on Feb.15 that they had met with the architects over various unresolved details Library Trustee President Mauro DeGennaro said that plans presented to the trustees in January needed some revisions, some of which the architect has already done, others of which still need to be worked out. DeGennaro said one issue concerned redoing part of the design to allow library workers to see various areas of the library from the main desk, particularly areas in the children’s section. He also said the buildings and grounds committee has asked to have an outside reading area enclosed to provide more indoor space. “If we can have that area enclosed then it would provide the library with more room inside,” DeGennaro said. DeGennaro, Library Director Kathy Steffens, and trustee Arthur Harrison went over the details, refining small points about the interior design, particularly in the young readership area. The architects did a redrafting of the interior, making many of the changes, but DeGennaro said there are still a few points to be ironed out, and that he plans to meet with Mayor Dennis Elwell. The town is financing the construction project. Newly-appointed Trustee Ralph DePiano said the trustees have a small laundry list of items they want the architects to address, but DeGennaro assured the trustees that these would not delay the project. Steffens said the architects’ plans presented in January were considered only draft documents subject to change. In January, the trustees agreed to accept the preliminary drawings for a new $2.9 million library building at 1377 Paterson Plank Road that – if bidding goes well – could break ground by May or June. Architect John Capazzi said the existing warehouse at 1377 Paterson Plank Road would be demolished, and in its place, a new two-story structure will be constructed. Other matters Steffens said that a story on the library’s need for literacy tutors that appeared in The Secaucus Reporter last month has resulted in two new volunteers to the program, and that she intended to set up a tutoring workshop with them. Also, Brian Tracy, who brought a financial program for seniors to the library in October, will be returning on March 29 for another lecture on the children’s role in life planning for the elderly, and how children can assist their aging parents. Steffens also reported that she would be looking into setting up a disaster plan for the library, something that details what staff members need to do in various situations from continuing operations in the absence of an ill supervisor to what must be done in case of a flood or a fire. “The OEM [Office of Emergency Management] would deal with the situation outside the building,” Steffens said. “This would deal with what goes on inside.” Steffens said people get emotional in critical situations, and the manual will be designed to show exactly what needs to be done and who must be called.