As mentioned a few weeks ago, the old downtown library will be up for auction:

City announces today it will auction old downtown library May 31
Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005
For those who have their heads hidden in books, the City of Oklahoma City put out an all-points bulletin today, indicating that will be auctioning off the old downtown library building.

Located at 131 Dean A. McGee Avenue, the library will be auctioned off at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 31 in the City Clerk’s office at City Hall.

The 64,530 square foot building has been vacant since late last summer when its books and other inventory were moved to the new Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library at 300 Park Avenue.

The old library was built in 1953 on four lots the city has owned since 1899 to replace the Carnegie Library, which had stood on the same site since 1901.

The city has set the minimum opening bid for building and the lots at $950,000. Entities which wish to bid on the property will be required to submit $10,000 in earnest money.

“This is a straight sale to the highest bidder,“ Oklahoma City Finance Director Cathy O’Connor said. “The new owner will have to comply with zoning and building codes, of course, but we won’t have any special requirements about design or use plans. This property can be converted to offices, condos, retail or whatever the developer envisions.”

On the day of the auction, bidders must appear in person in the City Clerk’s office on the second floor of City Hall at 200 N. Walker with their earnest payments.

The auction will be an open voice bid auction. The purchaser will be required to pay the full price, less the earnest payment, within 15 days of being notified of winning the auction.

The City reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.