After being closed for more than a week in order to have electric services and water lines completed, the Mason County Public Library is reopening Wednesday.

MCPL Director Steve Parrott said the lines took longer than anticipated, but the work is finished and the library is opening again to the public.

According to Parrott, the library will be limited on Wednesday, due to no internet access and work that will need to be caught up.

“We have a lot of work that will need to be caught up on and a ton of check-ins to finish,” he said. “The internet will not be restored by the time we open, but we will check out whatever we can to people.”

Parrott is asking patrons to be patient with staff.

“Please be patient, because we have a lot of work to do,” he said.

He also said anyone who has collected fines over the last week, as a result of the library being closed, will have those fines waived.

According to Parrott, now that work on electrical and water lines are finished, the next steps of the construction project include excavating the ground for the basement.

When the renovations are finished, the library will be much different than it currently looks, according to Parrott.

The changes will include turning the existing children’s area into a community room that is larger than the current room, and moving the children’s area and teen center into the expanded area.

In that part of the library, there would also be an area for children’s programming, an office, storage room and a nursing area for mothers. A gallery/hallway will connect the new addition to the current area of the library on the inside.

Parrott said the renovations will be completed in phases in order minimize impact on people visiting the library as it will remain open for the duration of the renovations.

Phase one of the project is expected to take 280 days while the second phase is expected to take 120 days.

The cost of the project is $3.9 million and work is being completed by Momentum, out of Lexington.

The Mason County Public Library is reopening Wednesday after being shut for more than a week for electrical and water line replacements.
https://maysville-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/web1_100219-news-library.jpgThe Mason County Public Library is reopening Wednesday after being shut for more than a week for electrical and water line replacements.

Christy Howell-Hoots

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