Thursday and Friday last week the reference desk was moved to its new and temporary location:

The new temporary circulation desk was set up near the emergency exit door on the north side of the building:


The new circulation desk and entrance will not be in operation until the current desk and entrance are blocked off for construction.

Here is what to expect in the coming weeks:

On Tuesday May 29th workers will start to mitigate the asbestos roof lining on the old Visalia City Library building. It is estimated that this process will take 3 weeks.

We will delay opening to the public on May 29th and May 30th until noon. This step is being taken to make sure that the public does not get exposed to asbestos. By June 1st the work on the roof will be far enough away from the courtyard that we can open the library at 10 am.

New cement work on the North side of the building will be poured. This will allow the public to use the new North entrance without walking on the grass or dirt. There will be two handicapped parking spaces added right off of the alley way and there will be a pad to locate our book-drops.

On Monday June 18th the Construction Company will mobilize. The fenced in area will dramatically increase and the courtyard will be closed. The public will be using our new North entrance.