Kempsey Library Branch upgrade
Consultation has concluded.
Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.
WHY ARE WE DOING IT?
Kempsey library branch is getting a face-lift to help us offer new services and spaces as it is one of the most loved and used facilities in Kempsey CBD.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Kempsey Shire Council has received Public Library Infrastructure Grant funding (NSW Government) to undertake a series of works within the Kempsey Branch including:
- Upgrading the youth space, providing improved study and technology options
- Redesigning and invigorating the children's area
- Improving the meeting room to make it a more flexible and usable community meeting and events space
- Overhauling the disused courtyard area into an inviting outdoor reading and activity space
- Updating the internal layout and design
WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?
Roger Henshaw Consultancy have developed the designs for the library upgrade. The works are expected to be completed by early 2022.
We thank everyone who has completed a survey:
The General Library Building Survey.
The Schools Survey
Shared your ideas, images or photos
WORKS HAVE COMMENCED
The Library reopened from 20th September 2021 operating out of the back half of the facility, while renovations commenced from the Elbow Street side. Keep up to date with the project on the Council's Major Project Page.
Consultation has concluded.
Please visit Kempsey Shire Council website for more information.
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Refurbishment Works Underway
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Collating feedback from the community and Library members along with specialist advice from Library design consultants, interior designers and speciality Library furniture suppliers, the plans for the Kempsey branch refurbishment have been finalised.
The forced lockdown of Kempsey Library due to Covid19 restrictions created the chance to finalise the designs and prepare the site for work to get underway. The project is being delivered by Council’s Commercial Business section, using local building contractors.
Excess office space will be converted to a new children’s area that flows to an outdoor reading room, transforming the overgrown courtyard. The entrance to the Library will be moved slightly to turn the old foyer into private study pods and allow for construction of two bookable community meeting rooms that can be accessed after hours, directly responding to community desires. New paths, landscaping and community seating will create a more accessible and inviting entrance to the facility.
The renovation is due to be completed by January 2022. Visit Council’s Major Project page to stay up to date on how the Library is operating throughout the renovation.
