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Chehalis library to close for move to temporary building

The Chehalis Timberland Library will be closed for two weeks beginning 4 p.m. Saturday, June 16, so the library can be moved to a temporary building. The library will reopen at 350 N. Market Blvd., across Park St. from the current library on Tuesday, July 3 at 10 a.m. Entrance to the library portion of the building will be on the Park St. side. The library will be in this location while a new library is constructed. The new building is expected to be completed by summer 2008.

During the closure, materials that library cardholders have placed on hold will be mailed to them. When the temporary location opens, holds will once again be at the library for pickup. If they prefer, people can make their holds inactive or change the pickup location to another Timberland Library. Library staff can help with these processes. Library materials will not come overdue for Chehalis patrons during the closure. People can return materials to other Timberland libraries or to the book drops but the library asks that people not leave materials outside the book drops.

The temporary location has less space than the current library but all the regular library hours, programs and services will be in effect when the library reopens on July 3.

Hours: TU, W & TH 10-8; F 10-5; SA 10-4

Summer Reading Program Signups will be held Tuesday through Friday, June 26, 27, 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Families and children can join library staff under a canopy outside the temporary building to sign up for the Summer Reading Program and do some easy crafts.

Punch & Pals: Puppeteer Clay Martin will present a puppet variety show on Thursday, June 28 from 11 a.m. to noon in the meeting room of the temporary library building. Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend. Program attendees may only be in the building during the program. The library itself will not be open until July 3.

Neighboring Timberland libraries are available to serve all. Their locations and hours:

Centralia Timberland Library
110 S Silver Street, Centralia
(360) 736-0183
M & TU 10-9, W & TH 10-7, F & SA 10-5

Winlock Timberland Library
322 1st Street, Winlock
(360) 785-3461
TU & TH 12-8, W & SA 10-5, F 11-5

Salkum Timberland Library
2480 U.S. Hwy 12, Salkum
(360) 985-2148
TU, F & SA 10-5; W & TH 1-8

For more information before the closure and after the reopening, people can call the Chehalis Timberland Library at 748-3301. During the closure, they can contact a neighboring Timberland library or call the Timberland Regional Library Central Reference Service librarians toll-free at 1-800-562-6022; or visit the Timberland Website at www.trlib.org.

Timberland Regional Library serves the information, reading and lifelong learning needs of the Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston county public at 27 community libraries and 7 library service partner locations. The library system is funded by local property taxes. For information on any subject, people in Lewis County can telephone Timberland’s Central Reference Service librarians toll-free at 1-800-562-6022. Or they can "Ask a Librarian" online at www.trlib.org. Anyone needing special accommodations to participate in a library’s program may contact the library a week in advance.

Revised 06/08/07