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Library plans to close for month
Reopening party set May 31
By Sue G. Collins, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: May 1, 2008
The doors at the temporary Saline District Library will close tomorrow, as staff and movers prepare to transfer the library's near 100,000 items to the expanded and renovated library building on Maple Road.
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Located at Liberty School since last spring, the library will be closed all of May, reopening in the new digs 9 a.m. May 27.
A grand reopening party for the community will be held May 31.
Until then, a drive-up drop box can be found on the grounds of the library at 555 N. Maple Road.
Also, renewals may be completed by phone at 429-5450 or online at www.saline.lib.mi.us.
The $5.8 million construction project began on the library a year ago, adding 16,800 square feet to the existing building, doubling its size and giving local residents more books, music, movies, computers and a brighter reading area.
There will be a new youth department with a dedicated entrance for young families, a teen area and new space for local history, including the Bixby marionettes.
There also will be an outside reading area and a winding 1,000 foot trail that crosses 11 acres of woodlands behind the library.
When the library reopens, it will have expanded hours, open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays all year.
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