UWS Library Closing For 15-Month Renovation In February

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — An Upper West Side library branch will close for a 15-month, $3 million renovation project in February, New York Public Library officials announced this month.

The Bloomingdale branch library on West 100th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues is set to close on Feb. 16, library officials said. Renovations include the construction of a new teen room as well as upgraded restrooms and drinking fountains on the library's second floor.

The library's new teen room will allow teenage library users to "talk, engage in group study, use computers, or work independently without disturbing other patrons," an NYPL statement read.

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Renovations are being funded by Mayor Bill de Blasio, The New York City Council, New York City Council Member Mark Levine, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

Library staff will work during the closure to maintain and continue partnerships with neighborhood organizations. Library users are advised to use the Morningside Heights branch at Broadway and Wes 113th Street or the St. Agnes branch at Amsterdam Avenue and West 82nd Street.

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