Renovation 2025-2026

Phase 2 (starting February 16)

Apart from a few odds and ends, the newly renovated children’s wing is complete! A selection of material for adults and teens, including fiction, nonfiction, large print, and DVDs, has been temporarily relocated to the lower level and is open for browsing from 9-5 weekdays. Outside of those hours, library staff will be happy to retrieve specific titles for you as time allows. The remainder of the library’s collections remain in storage until the completion of Phase 2 (target date: mid-June 2026). Public computer stations and printing services are available on the library’s main level.

Please respect signs, barrels, cones, etc. and stay out of work areas!

Patrons entering active construction areas constitute a major safety risk and could force the closure of the library to the public during renovations.

Some collections in storage

Due to space limitations, some collections have moved into long-term storage until the end of Phase 2. We are happy to assist patrons with requesting material from other libraries during this time via our weekday van delivery service.

Collections in storage include:

• Audio Books
• Biographies
• Board Games
• Local History
• Music CDs
• Paperbacks
• Mysteries
• Ripon Rifle & Pistol Club
• Sci-Fi
• Westerns
• Young Adult Graphic Novels
• Young Adult Nonfiction

Outdoor work

Most exterior work has been completed. Construction crews will continue replacing older windows. The parking lot will be reconfigured into a one-way traffic flow later this year. The new drive-up book return has bene delayed but is still part of the renovation plan.