Leaky Roof Remains A Concern At Library

More than two years after a nearly $200,000 restoration project was completed at the Glenwood Public Library, the facility continues to be plagued by a leaky roof.

Library board member Terry Craig voiced concerns about the leak to members of the Glenwood City Council at a meeting in late December, noting the situation has existed for several months.

“It’s a nagging problem we’d like to have fixed,” Craig said.
The leak is on the south end of the library where water drains at the point where the flat roof is connected to an exterior wall on the building. The water has caused interior damage to a bookshelf and storage room behind the adult services desk.

“There’s a leak and we catch the water in a bucket,” Glenwood Public Library Director Tara Painter said. “When it rains, it leaks and the problem is the leaking is getting worse.”

The roof replacement was a major component of a restoration project completed at the library in the summer and fall of 2013. City administrator Brian Kissel said the roof work came with a 25-year warranty and the contractor for the project, Omaha-based R.L. Kraft Co., is aware of the leaking and has been asked to fix the problem. No time line for completion of the warranty work has been given, however.