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The library will close to the public on August 15 so we can begin the process of unpacking 1,400 boxes of materials, receiving furniture and shelving, and setting up our new public areas!

Have you driven down Wellwood Avenue lately and noticed the steel and framing is up for the new addition at the Library? Check out this computerized video rendering of what the space will look like in just a few months when our project is complete!

Progress is being made! 

• Elevator shaft flashing and EIFS installed
• West addition slab pour and steel erection
• Site drainage installed
• Ceiling grid installed and handrails painted
• Door frames installed, walls finished and painted, and

• New elevator shaft completed
• New HVAC units installed in community rooms and office areas
• ADA first floor bathrooms framed and connected to plumbing
• Solar panels installed
• New ceiling under mezzanine completed and painted
• Framing of quiet s

Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the current progress of the construction project.

The Library is open! Our entrance has changed. Please drive past the old entrance, to find the new entrance and exit to the lot. You cannot walk into the building from the old walkway. Our temporary entrance is in the parking lot, up the ramp on the side of the building.

Demolition has begun! While the physical building is closed, you can return books and DVDs to any Suffolk County Public Library location, and they will be delivered back to us.

The physical library building will close in July and August for the parking lot reconstruction and reconfiguration, along with all interior and exterior demolition. This closure prioritizes patron and staff safety while maximizing construction progress and cost savin

It’s a wrap!

Our plans were officially approved by New York State, and a building permit was issued. Staff are preparing the building site to become an active construction zone this summer!

Great progress is being made on exterior and interior demolition and the staging of our temporary quarters for September. Attached is an update by Park East Construction that was presented at a Library Board Meeti

The building renovation and project is really starting to take shape – on paper! Our architects are finalizing design and engineering plans with staff input, to send to Albany for SED approval. In the meantime, environmental testing, engineering work, and more is continuing behind the scenes.

A new year means we are getting closer to a newly renovated library! Behind-the-scenes work has begun. A complete survey of the property was completed, along with test borings and geotechnical services, to prepare for the planned site alterations.