Final Vote Would Allow Falls Church Library Renovation To Begin – Patch.com

FALLS CHURCH, VA Falls Church City Council will make final considerations on Monday, Feb. 10 before the Mary Riley Styles Public Library expansion and renovation project can move forward. Council must approve a budget amendment and the awarding of the construction contract for the project.

If Council approves those items, the library will announce the schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for closing and reopening in the temporary location. During the renovation project, the library will move its collection to trailers at Jefferson Elementary School, 601 South Oak Street. Construction is expected to last 12 to 14 months, or February 2020 through May 2021.

The relocation will take two to three weeks and require the library to be closed during this time. It will likely move during February or March. The temporary location will remain open through spring or summer 2021, when the renovated library will open.

The renovation project will bring an addition and numerous changes to the library. The main level will have an addition for its adult fiction section. The nonfiction section, 10 computers, adult reading room, local history room and conference room. The children's and teen area will be on the lower level. Plans for this level include an early literacy zone, school age children zone, teen collection area, teen room and 180-person large conference room with a sink and projector. Library members can expect more tables and chairs next to windows with charging outlets.

The library's website says the renovation and expansion project will address growth in membership, ADA deficiencies, infrastructure repairs or replacements, storage and security measures, public restroom space and the need for larger meeting space. The library's board also recommended separating the adult area and children's areas on different levels.

See more information about the expansion project and temporary location questions and answers.

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