The Smithtown branch of the Smithtown Special Library District is set to open Wednesday at 10 a.m., after being closed for more than a year for extensive renovations.
Library Director Robert Lusack told Patch last month that there was minimal work left to be done before opening.
"The workers first need to do a water tap, which is necessary to do so the fire marshal can give an inspection and then approve moving in content," he said in August.
Lusack also said in August that the Kings Park and Smithtown branches should be opening up around the same time.
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Changes to the new building include brand new paint and furniture, a new brick patio, a new young adult room, a children’s room with a blue and green motif and dragonfly theme, a reading/sitting room for adults and more.
Kristy Grinere contributed to this report.
People are losing their homes in Smithtown due to astronomical Property Taxes, and we spend 21 MILLION DOILLARS on renovating outdated libraries! What should have been done is a DOWNSIZING of the physical libraries and expending the electronic forms of books, its cheaper, more efficient, and the future of libraries! Let me say that again, 21 MILLION DOLLARS!
One of my big gripes with the library renovation, was the expensive pella windows they put in. As a resident of our great town,I cannot afford to put in top of the line windows in my home, would Andersen windows not have been good enough? I think we all have to remember that every school in this town, also has a library in it. We need to find a balance between brick and mortar libraries and the new e-book culture,which the future generations are embracing at an alarming rate.
I know a place where you never get harmed. A magical place with magical charms. Indoors, Indoors, Innn-dooors!
We are grateful for the cooperation of the library staff, who helped us to carry on at the Nesconset branch during the renovation period, but we are looking forward to returning to our original and improved site. There are so many valuable programs that the library offers - beyond lending books; that are worth every penny of that extra dollar a day.