1.The size of the library was increased from 22,000 to 62,000 square feet. Funding for the project was provided through a $7.2 million bond issue and $3 million capital campaign, including a $325,000 challenge award from the Kresge Foundation.
图书馆的大小从22,000平方英尺增加到62,000平方英尺。工程的资金来自于720万美元的发行债券，和300万美元的筹款——包括一笔325，000美元的来自克瑞斯吉基金的挑战奖。

2.The 112,356 square foot facility is the last of the area's nine Metropolitan Area Projects"improvement"tax initiatives approved by voters in December 2000 and spearheaded by former Mayor Norick, for whom the building is named.
112，356平方英尺的馆舍是9个大城市改进税收行动区域工程的最后区域，该税收行动在2000年12月由选民同意，并且由前者市长诺里克领导，该建筑因此而得名。

3.With 2,400 participants and reaching an audience of millions, Antony Gormley's plinth project is one of the most talked about artistic endeavours of the decade. Gormley's use of the Trafalgar Square fourth plinth – the type of space normally reserved for statues of monarchs and generals – is not only of cultural importance, but also says something significant about modern society in the UK, providing a space for members of the public to participate and express themselves.
Antony Gormley在伦敦特拉法加广场的“第四柱基”展出的活人雕塑《One & Other》项目有2400人参加，吸引了百万名观众参观，是这十年来人们谈论最多的艺术创作之一。特拉法加广场的四个柱基上，三个上已永久摆放了历史名人、帝王将相的雕塑，第四柱基则从1990年代末开始轮换摆放一些艺术家的作品，“第四柱基”已成为艺术家展示作品的一大知名场所。Gormley的这个作品不但具有重要的文化意义，也是英国现代社会的一个重要展示，为公众提供了一个参与和表达自己的空间。

4.Residents of Choa Chu Kang have much to look forward to as the new Choa Chu Kang Public Library (CCKPL) officially re-opens its doors to the public today. With a total floor area of 2,394 square metres, the new CCKPL is the largest Public Library located within a shopping mall in Singapore. The revamped CCKPL is nestled in the heart of Choa Chu Kang on the fourth level, one level up from its previous site of Lot One Shoppers' Mall.
新加坡蔡厝港的居民今天怀着十分期待的心情等待着新蔡厝港公共图书馆（CCKPL）的大门正式向公众重新开放。新蔡厝港公共图书馆总建筑面积2,394平方米，是目前新加坡最大的设在购物中心的公共图书馆。新蔡厝港公共图书馆处于蔡厝港中心位置第一乐广场的四楼，即其旧址的上一层楼。

5.During the whirlwind tour, but we did get to talk to Cruz on the phone about the remarkable commitment of three staffers who work in what she calls a 1000 square foot “broom closet.”
不过我们电话采访了Cruz，包括她自己在内，这家图书馆的正式职员有三个人，他们在一个大概1000平方英尺的地方工作，她管那叫“扫帚壁橱”。