Milton's Beaty Branch library, at 945 Fourth Line, is partly open again, Milton Public Library said in a Facebook post. Construction is still underway as the library builds a new Makerspace, a room with tools and equipment where people can try making things themselves.
Beaty is one of the library's three branches, along with the Main Library and the Sherwood Branch. Starting Oct. 14, patrons could not choose Beaty for hold pick-up while staff prepared for the renovation, and the library told them to pick up holds at Main or Sherwood instead. It had said Beaty was expected to return as a pick-up option on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The library says it began a community project in 2021 to make Beaty more inclusive, indoors and outside. The branch already had beehives and a viewing area, added in 2020.
All Milton Public Library branches, Beaty included, will be closed Monday, Nov. 23, for a staff development day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, Nov. 24.
