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Library Renovation

Friday, May 18, 2012

Library Closes Friday for Yearlong Renovation

Residents must use other facilities until June 11 when temporary site opens.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Steve Sadin
  • Friday, May 18, 2012

Village residents will be without a local library for just over three weeks when the Deerfield Public Library closes at 6 p.m. today and reopens June 11 at its temporary Cadwell Corners location, according to information on the library’s website. Books and other materials checked out before 6 p.m. today will be due when the temporary location opens. No late fees will be charged before June 14. For the next year the library will be undergoing massive renovation which will basically create a new library. Earlier: Keys to Surviving Library Closing According to the website, residents are encouraged to visit neighboring libraries like Highland Park, Northbrook or Vernon. People will have borrowing privileges but must register at the other …

In this Article:

Deerfield Public Library, Library Board Finalizes Designs for Renovation, and Keys to Surviving the Library Closing

Deanna Mingo

9:20 am on Friday, May 18, 2012

Great article! Thanks Steve. We appreciate you all helping us spread the word. Looking forward to seeing everyone again at Cadwell's Corners June 11 :)   more ›

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Library to Pick Temporary Site by Early February

“This is going to be like camping,” said Mary Pergander, director of the Deerfield Public Library. “We're doing the minimum requirement to make it safe and functional.”

After approving a $12-million renovation project for the Deerfield Public Library in 2010, voters may know within a few weeks the location of its interim home. During its regular meeting Feb. 1, the library board is hoping to make a final decision between two spaces in Deerfield, according to Executive Director Mary Pergander. Though Pergander could not disclose the proposed sites' exact addresses, she said the library has been eying locations along the Lake Cook Road corridor. “This is going to be like camping,” she said. “We're not doing anything fancy to (the temporary) site — we're doing the minimum requirement to make it safe and functional.” Earlier: Library Board Finalizes Designs for Renovation Moreover, space, though limited, …

In this Article:

Library Board Finalizes Designs for Renovation, Deerfield Library Sets New User Record, and Deerfield Public Library

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