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In order for Roslyn's two inns,restaurants,bars and shops to thrive,the town needs a steady <br />stream of tourists.Having a space that can be rented for reunions,weddings,art installationsand <br />performances brings many people to town who then frequent local businesses.The towns <br />economic vitally depends on it. <br />The Roslyn Library is of key benefit to the community.Library programs include:Book Club,Story <br />Time,Ready to Read in Roslyn,Baby &Me.Summer Reading Program,Book a Librarian,World <br />Affairs Series ,One Book One County,Adult Lecture Series,Stitching Circle,Art in Our Library and <br />The Imagine Academy. <br />Goal 7-Encourage businesses to sustain natural habitats,heritage sites,aesthetic appeal <br />and local culture <br />The final renovationof this buildingwill serve as a model for the 25 businesses housed in historic <br />structures in town.Its completion will help maintain the standard of historical appearance which <br />entices tourists to the town and hence to businesses For example,the Amazon.com Company <br />chose Roslyn to film the film,The Man in the High Castle due to the historic nature of the <br />downtowncore.The community space will provide a place for art,music,community and historic <br />functions. <br />Goal 10 -Proactively plan <br />The Roslyn City Hall,Library and Community Center building is 114 years old.With renovation,it <br />can last another 114 years or longer.Creating a useful,large-scale community and event space <br />gives an old building meaning and purpose.Its character is an important keystone to encourage <br />historic preservation in Roslyn's downtowncore,which in turn supports preservation in <br />residential and commercial overlay zones in town. <br />Goal 11-Interpret interactively <br />Roslyn's Library is a repository of Roslyn History.The Librarian and her "mostly "volunteerstaff <br />regularly engage visitors in learning about the engaging history of Upper Kittitas County.Since <br />the building sits adjacent to the historic Coal Mining Trail,visitors are often directed along its path <br />and as well as to the Roslyn Cemetery Complex which showcases the 26 ethnic and cultural <br />cemeteries and to the 300-acre Roslyn Urban Forest. <br />Action Items: <br />Heritage Tourism:Action 8 -Historic district designation and interpretation <br />As stated in Goal 1,the City Hall building staff disseminates informationabout the historical and <br />tourist-friendly aspects of town to tourists on a daily basis.The physical location of the building is <br />also a link to the Coal Mines Trail and the Roslyn Urban Forest,both important to Roslyn's coal- <br />mining history. <br />8