The St. Vital Library, located at 6 Fermor Avenue, will be temporarily closed for renovations starting Saturday, January 14 at 5:00pm. It’s expected to reopen in fall 2017.
This will be the second phase of upgrades for the heritage building. Phase one, which featured the installation of a new elevator to improve accessibility, was completed in 2016. The total estimated budget for this renovation project is $2.6 million.
The phase two renovations will include an upgraded entrance, washroom renovations, improved parking, improved accessible shelving and collections layout, and the addition of a second book return. There will be new furniture, flooring, a new tutorial room, and an indoor Family Literacy Playground as well as a new roof and skylights.
Additional family programming will be offered at Osborne Library and Louis Riel Library during the closure of St. Vital Library. See the At The Library program guide at winnipeg.ca/library for details. Holds will be sent to Osborne Library during the closure unless customers have directed their holds to be sent to a different branch.
The St. Vital Library book return will be closed. Items can be returned to any other branch of Winnipeg Public Library.
Louis Riel Library and Osborne Library will open Wednesdays starting January 18 to expand services during St. Vital Library’s closure.
New temporary expanded hours for Osborne Library (625 Osborne Street) as of Wednesday, January 18:
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 1:00pm to 8:30pm
- Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: 10:00am to 5:00pm
- Sundays: Closed
New temporary expanded hours for Louis Riel Library (1168 Dakota Avenue) as of Wednesday, January 18:
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 10:00am to 8:30pm
- Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: 10:00am to 5:00pm
- Sundays: Closed
Winnipeg Public Library’s online services of My Account, downloadable eBooks, eMagazines, and streaming movies and music are available 24/7 at winnipeg.ca/library.
