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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.The Austintown branch of the Youngstown and Mahoning County library will be closed due to the paving of the parking lot begining Sept. 10.
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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Due to renovations on the parking lot the Austintown library will be closed for two weeks begining Sept. 10.
By JESSICA HARKER
The Austintown branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will be closed for two weeks beginning Sept. 10.
According to a press release written by Janet Loew, the library spokesperson, the closing is due to maintenance needed on the parking lot.
“The branch’s parking lot has had drainage issues resulting in excess water ponding. It was determined that the parking lot needs additional sub-basins, plus resurfacing,” Loew said.
The contract for the construction was awarded to Foust Construction of Girard.
The decision was made to close the library for repairs at a Board of Trustees special meeting, which took place on Aug. 20.
“The need to close the Austintown library during this work comes from both the extensiveness of the work on the parking lot and the fact that the safety of our library customers is a priority when such a sizeable repair project is being conducted at the branch,” said Library Executive Director Aimee Fifarek.
During the two weeks the library’s building and grounds department will be doing additional cleaning and repair work inside the building
The library will not be accessible to patrons during this time, including for book drop-offs. Patrons of the library are encouraged to go to two of the closest libraries, the Canfield branch, located at 43 W. Main St., and the Michael Kusalaba library, located at 2815 Mahoning Ave. in Youngstown.
Most programs at the library scheduled for this time are cancelled, and all the librarians will be scattered to other branches during this time.
The Mighty Uke event, a viewing of the movie, was rescheduled for Oct. 20 along with the Paw Patrol Party event, which was rescheduled for Oct. 6.
During the special meeting, the board also voted to repaint both the Austintown and Springfield branches.
Both libraries will remain open during painting.
The Austintown library is also expected to take on roof repairs for this year, the contract for which was awarded to G & W Roofing.
For additional information about library programs and locations, go to libraryvisit.org.