Wychwood Branch Renovation

Wychwood Branch closed for reconstruction and expansion in 2018. It reopened on October 3, 2022.

Join us for our official reopening on October 25, 2022. Open house activities start at 10 am.

About the renovation

The reconstruction and expansion of the branch will:

• Preserve the 1916 building now declared a heritage property
• Increase public service area by approximately 9,000 square feet
• Expand from previous size of 6,381 sq.ft. to 17,000 sq. ft.
• Revitalize all public service areas
• Re-design the current floor layout to provide improved barrier-free access, with increased quiet study, lounge and reading space and flexible spaces for collaboration
• Re-imagine zoned areas for Adults, Teens and Children including a KidsStop early literacy centre
• Incorporate customer service improvements and efficient staff spaces
• Provide a new Seniors’ space, with technology and programming to meet the needs of Older Adults in the community
• Increase the number of washrooms and add a family-friendly washroom
• Create new outdoor spaces to extend the library beyond the building, connect the community and revitalize the streetscape
• Introduce indoor and outdoor amenity space to replace the Lawn Bowling field house. An exterior shed to house outdoor equipment and site services on the Lawn Bowling green.