Westlink Branch Library, Wichita, April 6, 2023. (KSN Photo)
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Public Library plans to double the size of Westlink Branch Library, but first, it has to close the popular location and move to a much smaller temporary site.
The library at 8515 Bekemeyer, near Central and Tyler, is the City’s busiest branch library. It is 10,340 square feet. With the planned expansion, it will be 22,000 square feet.
Moving to a temporary location
Before the project can begin, the library has to move to its temporary site.
It will close at the end of business on Saturday, May 6, and reopen in the Crossroads Shopping Center on the southeast corner of Central and Ridge on Monday, May 22. The temporary address is 7011…