Three Creeks library closing briefly during remodeling

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Three Creeks Community Library will close for about two weeks in September for a remodel that will provide some new features for visitors.

The branch at 800-C N.E. Tenney Road will be closed on Monday, Sept. 15; the anticipated reopening is Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Items checked out at the Three Creeks library between Monday and Sept. 9 will have an extended due date of Oct. 1. Three Creeks borrowers whose holds become available during the closure will be notified to pick up their items at the downtown Vancouver Community Library instead.

The project estimated at $160,000 to $175,000 is a chance to catch up on some deferred maintenance at the 12-year-old branch, said Karin Ford, public services director for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. But it also will be a chance to shift the floor plan around and create some new spaces for new services.

They include construction of a laptop bar in the teen area.

"We will add an L-shaped bar with five stools in the teen alcove, where there is no room for a free-standing table and chairs," Ford said.

Laptop bars are popular at other libraries in the district that have been built or renovated in the last few years.

The remodel will set the stage for a pair of glass-walled study rooms. Space has already been cleared, with the removal of two rows of book shelves adjacent to the teen area.

"People in the community are looking for meeting spaces," said Sue Vanlaanen, Fort Vancouver Regional Library District spokeswoman. The branch has a community meeting room, but it's for bigger programs and can't be divided into smaller spaces.

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Three Creeks library closing briefly during remodeling