Town Manager: Main Framingham Library Closed Indefinitely

The main Framingham Library has “significant damage to the electrical system,” and will be closed all week, said Framingham Town Manager Bob Halpin Tuesday night to Patch.

Two contract workers were injured in an ”electrical explosion” at the Framingham Library on Saturday morning about 7:30. One was treated and released with second degree burns. The other has second and third degree burns on 36 percent of his body.

Halpin said the state fire marshal finished its investigation at the library yesterday, but now OSHA and the insurance companies need to complete their investigations, before work can begin to repair the damage inside the Lexington Street library.

Halpin said there is no date yet on when the main library can re-open. He said the library is closed “indefinitely,” at the moment.

Costs to repair the electrical system will be “expensive,” said Halpin, but did not have numbers last night.

The Christa McAuliffe library branch in Saxonvile is open regular hours for patrons, but there is no printing available.

The library’s planned Thursday’s Lifelong Learning Lecture will take place in the Blumer Room at 7 p.m. inside the Memorial Building in downtown Framingham.

Museum passes that have been reserved can be picked up at the McAuliffe branch, which is located at 10 Nicholas Road.

The Y’ALL book group that was scheduled for this Thursday, Oct. 22 has been cancelled.