Children's Room at Canton Public Library Temporarily Closed

The Children's room at Canton Public Library is temporarily closed while a new coat of paint is being applied. Staff members anticipate it will be done by early next week. 

Here is a recent release sent out by the library: 

During the month of April, the walls of the Canton Public Library will be receiving a much-needed new coat of paint. This will be the first time the library has been repainted since opening at this location in December 1999.

This project may take as long as three weeks to complete and will cause some disruption to library service, but we hope to keep the disruption as minimal and as quick as possible.The paint being used is considered “low fume and quick-drying,” but please be forewarned that the paint still will carry an odor that some people may find objectionable.

PLEASE NOTE: An approximately six day portion of the project will be the repainting of the Children’s Room. We will have to close the Children’s Room to everyone except staff and maintenance personnel during the time the painters are working there. The height of walls and ceilings will require the use of scaffolding and ladders, and this, combined with paint containers, paint chips on the floor, and the necessary movement of furniture and equipment and collection items will make the Children’s Room unsafe for use. 

The approximate date for the closing of the Children’s Room is Tuesday, April 9 through Tuesday, April 16. We will re-open the space as soon as we are able to.During the time the Children’s Room is closed, we are asking that no child under the age of 16 visit the library without an accompanying adult. Our space will be extremely limited, as will the availability of public computers during those days. Our staff will be happy to retrieve any books, audiobooks, DVDs, or Wii games that you need while the room is not open for public use. During the repainting, we will suspend children’s programming.

However, note that other local libraries have kindly offered Canton residents space at their open programs, and a list of story times, school-age programs, and vacation week events at the Simsbury, Farmington, and Burlington libraries is available at the canton Public Library.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation during these weeks.