Marblehead Abbot Public Library Grand Reopening Wednesday

MARBLEHEAD, MA — The Abbot Public Library of Marblehead has a new grand reopening date after an accessibility compliance issue forced the postponement of last month's celebration.

The new grand reopening date is now set for Wednesday (NOTE: This is a correction from an earlier publication) after officials said the building received a certificate of occupancy that allows access to the building and the use of the front walkway amid the design and construction of a fully accessible ramp.

Officials said the ramp is expected to be completed "during the next few months" and that in the meantime anyone with mobility concerns can use the lower entrance, which provides ADA-compliant access.

The library opened Friday for the weekend Literary Festival with patrons able to request items for pickup as of Monday.

Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday with the library open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, noon to 6 p.m. on Thursdays, and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

The library is closed on Sundays.

Reservations for the new small meeting rooms open on Wednesday. Reservations will open for the Marblehead Room and Event Center in early August.

Programs are scheduled to resume on July 15.

The program schedule can be found here.

The Marblehead Public Library had been at its temporary Eveleth School location during a two-year renovation after nearly 70 percent of Marblehead voters in 2021 voted in favor of the $9 million project to update the 144-year-old library following a six-year campaign to build support and funding for the renovation.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)