The new Ogre Library lays an unprecedented foundation for the construction of public buildings in Latvia

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On 15 May, a capsule with a message to future generations was solemnly buried in the foundations of the future library building at 35 Brivibas Street, Ogre. Simultaneously with the insertion of the capsule, the construction works of glued wooden constructions were started, being one of the first applications of such material and method in the construction of public buildings in Latvia.

The multifunctional cultural education centre will house not only the Ogre Central Library but also the Ogre District Registry Office. The two-storey building will be a so-called passive building with the lowest possible resource consumption. Both in the facade and inside of the building, open wooden structures (the main construction material) will be visible in many places. The load-bearing structures of the buildings will be made of glued solid wood panels, which will be glued crosswise and longitudinally, thus obtaining the high structural strength and stability required for the load-bearing structures.

The time capsule, which was built into the foundations of the building by E. Helmanis, G. Āboltiņš-Āboliņš and J. Mežjāne, contains a message signed for future generations by the heads of the municipality and the contractor as well as a message prepared by the staff of the Ogre Central Library with an insight into the history of Ogre libraries, readers' thoughts on the library and contemplations and wishes of the library staff. Along with the messages, the 15 May issue of the inter-regional newspaper “Ogre News for All” was placed in the capsule as well as the coat of arms of Ogre region; the builder placed a level, symbolising high quality work and flash memory with a detailed 3D wooden construction model of the building, emphasising the current constructional technologies.