Renovation 2025-2026
Library closed February 9-15
This is to allow staff and volunteers enough time to move material, shelving, and furniture in preparation for Phase 2 of the renovation to begin! No library material will be due from February 9-22. Our book drop will be closed February 9-15.
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.
Main entrance closure:
The library’s main entrance is closed until February 16. During this time, patrons must use the temporary entrance on the north side of the building along Jefferson Street (follow the signs). Staff have temporarily relocated our main circulation desk functions to better assist patrons entering the building in this alternate location.
Phase 2 (begins February 16)
While not all of the new furnishings will be in place yet, the new children’s area will be fully accessible during Phase 2. A selection of material for adults and teens, including fiction, nonfiction, large print, and DVDs, will be browsable in the lower level from 9-5 weekdays. Outside of those hours, library staff may retrieve material from those areas. The remainder of the library’s collections will remain in storage until the completion of Phase 2 (see list below). Public computer stations will be available on the library’s main level.
Some collections in storage
Due to space limitations, some collections have moved into storage until the end of Phase 2 (estimated: May, 2026). 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
- Mystery
- Ripon Rifle & Pistol Club
- Sci-Fi
- Western
- Young Adult Graphic Novels
- Young Adult Nonfiction
Remaining adult & young adult collections will move to the lower level at the end of Phase 1 (estimated: end of January, 2026). In order to move collections, shelving, and furniture between construction phases, the library expects to close for the week of February 9th. An official notice will be posted when this timeline is confirmed.
Renovation work continues on the converted children’s wing, circulation desk, and entryway. Much exterior work is done, including a new paved walkway from the Northwestern Trail winding behind the library and ending at the Silver Creek patio. The parking lot will be reconfigured later this year.