Main Library Remodel
Main Library Remodel
Our Main Branch Library was closed for infrastructure upgrades from May 27, 2024 and and reopened as of Monday, December 2, 2024.
This temporary closure was necessary to complete essential repairs and improvements designed to enhance the library's facilities and provide a better experience for patrons.
Minimally invasive work, including skylight repairs, will be ongoing into early 2025.
FAQs
Main Library Remodel FAQs
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- New roof installation
- Skylight repair
- Critical electrical system upgrades
- New boiler control system installation
- Auditorium heating and cooling system installation (heat pump)
- Improvements to lighting, flooring, and ceilings throughout the building
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Main’s Feasibility Study is not a construction project. It will provide a long-range plan for the future of the Main Library and the library wide system operations.
The current Main Library was built in 1950 (designed in the 1930s) and is vastly undersized for the size of the community and library system support services needed. A 2006 Master Facilities Plan (Plan) identified the need for a revitalized and expanded Main Library to better serve the residents of Oakland. The current Feasibility Study will update the 2006 Needs Assessment and update the recommendations based on the future service needs of Oakland’s increasing population and changing demographics. Learn more about the feasibility study, opens a new window.
More Information and Media Inquiries
Please contact Tarshel Beards, Community Relations Manager.
