The renovation, to be paid for by a Kennebec Savings Bank donation, is needed for further work to take place.

In the year since the library reopened after a major expansion, people are staying longer, lingering to read and taking part in expanded library programs.

More information about the accident was not available from police in the afternoon.

Sheriff Ken Mason said later the annual drill was conducted to meet state Department of Corrections regulations.

Although the board voted late Tuesday to approve the plan, critics say it still doesn’t blend into the surrounding state buildings.