Renovation 2025-2026
Phase 2 (in progress)
Stop in and see our newly renovated children’s wing! For adults & teens, a selection of 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 (end of May, 2026). Public computer stations and printing services are available on the library’s main level.
Lower level access ends Friday, May 22. The lower level, including all access to adult & teen material, will be closed to the public beginning Saturday, May 23. This is necessary to allow staff to begin dismantling shelving and preparing material for our moving week. The adult computer area on the library’s main level will be closed during this time and a limited number of laptops will be available for checkout by adults for use in the library. Access to adult & teen materials and adult computer stations will resume when the library reopens on June 9.
Library closure June 1-8
The entire library will be closed to the public June 1-8. Library staff and volunteers will be moving furniture, shelving, and material back upstairs and out of storage.
Phase 3 begins Tuesday, June 9
During Phase 3 of our renovation, the lower level of the library will be closed to the public. Unfortunately, this means that the Romper Room and all of our lower level meeting rooms will be unavailable until the completion of the renovation around the end of September. Patrons are encouraged to take advantage of revised seating areas on the library’s main level and our new main-level small meeting room.
Please respect signage 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. Work to come includes:
- Replacement of remaining old windows
- Parking lot reconfigured into a one-way traffic flow
- New drive-up book return