Pittston library renovations underway

The Pittston Memorial Library will have a new childrens wing and community room by mid-June.

Construction on the library expansion project is on schedule, library director Anne Hogya said.

Its doing very well, she said.

Hogya said construction should wrap up by June 15. She said the additions walls have already gone up and crews have started to install windows, getting closer every day to a new space for the librarys youngest patrons.

The 5,175-square-foot expansion will include a dedicated childrens wing and a community room featuring smart boards with video-conferencing capabilities.

The librarys current design lacks sufficient space for children to use, Hogya said, with only a small section dedicated on the main floor.

The new wing will encompass 2,500 square feet of the expansion and contain space for children to play, computers, a specific room for children and teen programming and educational murals depicting Pennsylvanias wildlife.

The new childrens wing will be outfitted with all sorts of interactive play toys for the kids, Hogya said. Well be planning more childrens programs.

The rest of the expansion will house a community room that local groups can rent and use for meetings and functions, Hogya said. It will include a main room, a small kitchenette, a coat room, wireless Internet access and a smart board, Anything you would need for any type of business or community function, Hogya said.

She added that theyll be taking reservations to rent the room within a month of so.

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Pittston library renovations underway