WARREN TWP., Ohio - The Warren Library on Mahoning Avenue will be closed to the public starting tomorrow for at least 6 weeks. 

The library is currently working on a $4.8 million construction project that began in April 2021 for a 14,800 square foot one story addition onto the library and to renovate part of the original section that opened in 1971. 

The new project will provide more room for books, music and a expanded space for the Children's Department and Teen Area. 

The library will also be increasing the number of study and meeting rooms from 3 to 11, with various room sizes to accommodate 2 to 120 people. 

During the closure, books, videos, and other materials from the children's and teen areas of the library will be moved into the new section and renovations will begin on the first floor of the original library space. 

Due dates for books and other library materials are being adjusted so that no items will be due back to the Warren Library during the closure. Customers who would like to return items may place them in the library's outside return drops.

Library cardholders will have the option to borrow books and other items from the Bookmobile, which will add weekly stops at the Warren Library to its schedule during the closure. The Bookmobile will be parked in the Warren Library parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning March 1, 2022.

Library customers can also access and borrow electronic resources including eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital music and movies. Digital content can be streamed or downloaded and enjoyed on a personal eReader, smartphone, or tablet at no cost through dedicated apps or through the library website at www.wtcpl.org.