Bloomington Library will be CLOSED Monday-Thursday, May 20-23.
The Bookmobile will make its stops during these closures. The Bookmobile schedule is available at bit.ly/bookmobileschedule.
This closure will allow us to continue to unbox 107,000 books (which were moved to storage when our construction project began) and to shelve 262,000 books. Some collections and areas of the library will not be available until the library reopens on Friday, May 24.
During open hours leading up to the closure, call 309.590.6120 or text 309.446.8398 with questions.
Bloomington Public Library broke ground on an expansion and renovation project in April of 2022.
Information about the project is available below and by viewing the library's building project fact sheet.
To contribute funds to this endeavor, contact Library Director Jeanne Hamilton at 309.590.6100.
We need more space!
In 1976, a 46,000-square-foot building was constructed to house Bloomington Public Library and meet the needs of the City’s population of 41,000 people. Since 1976, Bloomington’s population has grown by 92 percent while the library has had one expansion, increasing its space by only 24 percent.
The project will improve library services to the community and allow the library to meet the community’s current and emerging needs by incorporating flexible, forward-thinking designs which address population growth, update the aging facility, increase accessibility for individuals of all abilities, and implement unique solutions to facility needs.
Plans include adding 21,339 square feet to the library’s current footprint, renovating 57,394 square feet of existing space, and increasing parking by 90 spaces via the addition of an elevated level of parking on the far south edge of the library’s property.
Highlights
The $25.2 million project will be funded as follows:
PHASE 1: June 2022 - Fall 2023
PHASE 2: Fall 2023 - Early 2024
