 For a project that seemed uncertain, the Save the Carnegie Library project just got a helpful boost from an anonymous donor. During Monday's Bemidji City Council meeting, the Friends of the Carnegie announced that they have significantly closed the financial gap. Money is still needed to restore and renovate the 110-year-old building, but the project, saving donation of $500,000, brings the amount raised to over $2 million. The original bids came back higher than expected. Now that the project has been put out for bids again, Friends of the Carnegie say they have a positive outlook on the project. We feel so much better about the whole project that we were really kind of depressed when the first numbers came back up in the bids and we had such a large gap, but now we're just excited and we know the project will go forward. All that remains to raise is an estimated $100,000. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.