Residents celebrate Fredericton Public Librarys reopening after vandalism – New Brunswick [Video]

It was a grey, rainy day when Maureen McKee walked up to the Fredericton Public Library. But she had a reason to smile — after being closed for over a week, its doors again opened to the public.

“Oh, it’s so good to have the library open again. It’s such a wonderful resource that we have in our little town, our little city,” she said.

On Sept. 30, a vandal smashed a window, walls and computers and stole about $300 from an internal fund contributed by staff for staff. The vandal also sprayed fire extinguishers and caused water damage to the first floor.

Police have arrested one man, Kelly Gordon Kleim, and charged him with breaking and entering, as well as charges of mischief and of theft over $5,000

The city’s building manager, Scott Brown, estimated repairs would cost $50,000 to $100,000.

But one week after the incident, the damage was hardly noticeable except for …