“Patrons will be able to use the book drops near the parking lot and near the Market Street entrance as well as continue to use our curbside service for pickups,” Colón said.
Construction is estimated to take 20 months, and the library is currently scheduled to reopen in January of 2025.
All Xenia library programs, like story-times and book clubs, will still be held during the renovation process, but at the Central State University Extension campus on South Progress Drive, next to the Xenia YMCA. All other Greene County Public Library locations are unaffected.
The Xenia library was built in 1978 to withstand tornadoes, and was last renovated over 20 years ago. One of the major parts of the renovation is replacing old steel and concrete panels, intended to protect the building from high winds, with modern weather-proof glass.
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