Peterborough Central Library to move during £6m refurbishment
It's services will be moved to Northminster House
Peterborough's Central Library will close for around a week before its services move to a temporary home while the building undergoes a £6 million refurbishment.
The library in Broadway will close on Friday 30 October.
Its books and other services will then be moved to Northminster House (Ground Floor, East Wing, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1YN), just across the road on Northminster Road.
The temporary library, called Northminster Library, will open on Monday 9 November.
Most of the services currently available at Central Library will move across, including book loans, printing, photocopying, public computers, events and activities.
The study rooms won't be available at the temporary library, though.
During the week between the two libraries closing and opening, the other nine libraries in Peterborough will be open as usual for people to use instead.
The mobile library and digital library service, BorrowBox, will also continue to be available.
Central Library is being refurbished as part of a £6 million project funded through the city council's Regeneration Fund, including money from the Government's Towns Fund.
The work is expected to create more flexible space, including areas for community groups, events and other activities.
The council is leasing Northminster House until March 2028 to allow time for the library to move back when the refurbishment is finished.
Information sessions in the temporary Northminster House library will be held about the refurbishment, giving opportunities for children to get involved too.
Councillor Zameer Ali, cabinet member for communities and public safety, said: “Central Library is a well-used, well-loved library and it is important we invest in it now to protect its future. The building has not had any major investment for over 30 years.
“This is an opportunity for us to modernise our library so it meets the needs of today’s school children, students, families and other users and provides a library service fit for the future."