Renovation at Herrick District Library

Herrick District Library will begin renovating the main branch in July. All services will be available during the renovation, except for the bookstore. The current building is now 25 years old and part of the changes will be to remediate some structural problems. Some of the notable changes are:

The bookstore will be self-serve and open all of the time that the library is open.
The employee offices visible from outside will be moved and the view from outside the building will be of library patron areas.
The central spiral staircase will be removed and an information center will be in that location on the ground floor.
The ground floor will include Ground Works (a maker space for adults), lego lab, and meeting rooms.
The study rooms will be moved from the south to the north end of the building so the sun will have less effect on video display.
On the second floor there will be a new area for babies to crawl around safely.
An imagination area will be created for elementary school children. Items in this area will change frequently.
The teen area on the second floor will not change much except for the large gaming room.

The project will be complete in 12-14 months and is being funded by the existing Library mileage. There is a website just for the renovation here