Johnson City Public Library will close in April for renovations

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) -The Johnson City Public Library will be closed April 10-30 for renovations, the library said on its website .

The library will be closed due to floor renovations on the current 25-year-old flooring. According to the website, renovations will be done to the following:

• first-floor entryways
• lobby
• hallways
• Polly Peterson Room
• Jones Meeting Center

News Channel 11 spoke with Julia Turpin, Director of the Johnson City Public Library.

“All of the beautiful hardwood first-floor flooring is going to be replaced. It has reached the end of life, and we can’t refinish it anymore, so it’ll all be removed and replaced throughout that period,” Turpin said.

In addition, the library will install vinyl, non-slip flooring around the facility.

“As soon as people come back when we reopen, they’ll immediately notice the new flooring; it’s going to be quiet, non-slip, and easy to clean. It’s just a needed upgrade for the facility. We hate that we’re going to be closed, but folks, I think, are going to be really pleased with the improvements to the building,” Turpin said.

If you have a borrowed item that’s due between renovation dates, it will now be due on May 1, the website said.

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