Phase one of renovations at Bloomington Public Library begin

Posted on July 29, 2022

*The construction is set to be completed in three separate phases. (Photo Courtesy of the City of Bloomington)*

By HOI ABC

BLOOMINGTON (Heart of Illinois ABC) – Renovations to the Bloomington Public Library have begun.

The construction is set to be completed in three separate phases.

Bloomington Public Library director Jeanne Hamilton says that the library may face closure during each phase.

“It’s really difficult to try to move safely around the traffic that we experience here at the library,” she said. “We will try to keep closures as minimum as possible.”

The library’s expansion costs $25 million and is expected to be completed by September 2023.

HOI ABC can be reached at [email protected].

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