Downtown library to close for renovation

City Council quietly approved a library renovation project last Wednesday that will soon close the downtown library for an extended period:

The City of Houston plans to spend $14.9 million to renovate the Central Library located in downtown Houston next to Houston City Hall.

The project, the largest in the history of the library system, will include updates to the library's IT infrastructure, a rebuild of the plaza, expansion of the children's and teen's services, and the addition of public space.

To make way for the changes, the library will close to the public on April 3 and won't reopen until the end of 2007. Access to the Central Library's collection and reference services will continue through neighborhood libraries and HPL Express Downtown. The library system has 36 branch libraries throughout the city. City officials are encouraging library customers to use neighborhood libraries during the renovation process.

None of the local reporting indicated how Councilmember Ada Edwards voted on the renovation proposal, or whether she deemed the closing a direct attack on homeless people.

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE: Houston Chronicle.

Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/26/06 10:06 PM | Houston Life | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (3)

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