MOOROOLBARK, VIC. — Yarra Ranges Shire Council will begin works to repair and improve the Mooroolbark Library building next week, with limited library services temporarily relocated to Mooroolbark Community Centre while building works are carried out.
The library building and public toilet at Station Street, Mooroolbark, will close on Friday, June 5 at 5.30pm and reopen on Friday, June 12 at the Mooroolbark Community Centre at 125 Brice Avenue, Mooroolbark.
Yarra Ranges Mayor, Councillor Richard Higgins, said the works would include replacing the existing roof, installing a new suspended ceiling with improved lighting, a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, and structural footing works to connect the front canopy to the main building.
“Libraries are much-loved in the community. The improvements will ensure the building remains a comfortable, modern space for community to connect and learn for years to come,” Cr Higgins said.
Your Library will continue to operate a mini library service, Mooroolbark Express, at the Mooroolbark Community Centre at 125 Brice Avenue, Mooroolbark, while the works are completed. Public toilets are available at the nearby Mooroolbark Train Station and Red Earth Community Park, also on Brice Avenue.
Storytimes will continue in the Red Earth Room from Wednesday, June 10, and will be followed by the opening of Mooroolbark Express on Friday, June 12.
At Mooroolbark Express, you will be able to:
Browse and borrow new fiction
- Collect reservations
- Return borrowed items
- Borrow picture books
- Read newspapers
- Print and photocopy
- Use a library computer
After-hours returns will not be available at the Community Centre.
Full library services will be available at the nearby Lilydale and Montrose Libraries. For more information about library locations and services, please visit https://yourlibrary.com
The works are expected to take 3 months to complete, weather dependent.
