Children’s librarian Jane Flanders in the temporary home of the children’s department in the now somewhat crowded Farrar Room.
By Alice Waugh
Lincoln Public Library patrons are adjusting to some temporary changes resulting from work to install a sprinkler system in the library, which has relocated the children’s area and closed the reference department.
The children’s department has moved into its new “branch” in the Farrar Room on the main floor of the library. There are two computers in that area, but children get preference—if you’re an adult, please ask a children’s librarian if you can use one. There are also two public computers on the library’s lower level; each has a 30-minute time limit for users. For reference help, patrons can ask at the main circulation desk.
Some books have been moved onto temporary carts while others will remain covered in plastic, library director Barbara Myles said. A container outside the building is holding things from the attic such as holiday decorations and older issues of periodicals so workers can spray insulation in the attic.
The work is scheduled for completion by the end of the summer, Myles said.