Madison Public Library's Central Library to Relocate in November

In late November 2011, Madison's Central Library will temporarily relocate to 126 S. Hamilton St. to accommodate the construction of the new Central Library. The Central Library, currently at 201 W. Mifflin St., will relocate for approximately two years until the new Central Library is complete. Construction is expected to begin on the new Central Library in January 2012 and the new library will open in 2013. The library will be closed for a brief period while moving from the Mifflin Street location to the Hamilton Street location. The temporary Central Library at 126 S. Hamilton St. will house a smaller collection consisting mostly of new and popular materials. The smaller space will accommodate 22 public computers and the library will continue to offer reference and checkout services during all open hours. The temporary library will be open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m - 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. but will not have Sunday hours October-April. The temporary library will have limited seating and no meeting room availability to the public. The majority of the Central Library's collection will be housed off-site but available through the library's online catalog and reserves system during the temporary relocation. Reserved items from the Central Library's collection will be transferred for pickup any Madison Public Library location or any library in the South Central Library System. Building designs and project updates are available on the library's web site at www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new-central-library Exact closing dates will be announced in the fall of 2011.

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