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Library Closing

Monday, May 20, 2013

Vernon Library to Close Tuesday, Prepare to Reopen

The Vernon Area Public Library will completely shut down to the public Tuesday night in preparation for the main building's reopening next week.

Need library materials? Get them now! Vernon Area Public Library’s branches will close for a week beginning Tuesday evening as staff members prepare to reopen the main building after more than two months of renovation. The library has operated out of a scaled-back “library to go” in the annex building behind the library since construction began in early March. The annex will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, and staff will spend the week transferring materials back to the main building.  The renovated main building will reopen May 28 with a new self-service café, a quiet reading room with a fireplace, and new dedicated areas for teens, early readers and group study. The public restrooms have also been improved. The library budgeted $1.3 million for…

Monday, February 18, 2013

Vernon Area Library to Close for 3-Month Remodeling Project

The library's main building will close beginning March 5, but patrons will still have access to materials via a smaller "Library to Go."

The Vernon Area Public Library's main building will close for remodeling beginning March 5. Patrons will have continued access to books, DVDs, games, and other materials via a “Library to Go” to be operated out of the former library building on Indian Creek Road. The $1.3 million renovation package was approved in January by the library’s Board of Trustees. Planned improvements include a new self-service café, a quiet reading room with a fireplace, and new dedicated areas for teens, early readers, and group study. The public restrooms will also be refinished.  The 50,000-square foot main library is expected to reopen by the end of May. During the construction period, library patrons will be able to access materials via the “Library to Go” …

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3:21 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Alan, many of those rules you mention are driven by publishers & ALA not necessarily from the local library level.   more ›

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