Movers and the Fargo Public Library staff will begin moving the library’s collection into the new main library beginning this week. Moving the library’s collection from the temporary location at 408 Roberts St. into the new building at 102 3rd St. N. will start between 8:30 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3.
Fargo’s new main Library is set to open to the public on Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m.
On Friday, Feb. 27, the temporary library located at 408 Roberts St. will close for good so crews can begin moving everything from books and computers to art to the brand new Main Library in downtown Fargo.
The opening of the new 54,500 square feet library at 102 3rd St. N. is planned for April 25. The new Main Library will be home to the library’s collection, reference services, an expanded children’s area, a quiet reading room, a community room, six study rooms and a technology lab.
The downtown book drop will still be available after the Roberts St. location is closed. All library materials due after Feb. 27 can also be returned to the Northport Branch (2714 N. Broadway) or the Dr. James Carlson Library (2801 32nd Ave. S.).
The city and the library recently put together a video which is a good roundup of our services, some that you may not even know about.
From The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe to handbooks like Lesley Bannatyne’s A Halloween How-To : Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations, there’s plenty of material to help make your season spookier. It’s hard to keep the horror movies on the shelves this time of year, but holds can be placed for DVDs from all three library locations. You can find most of them in the card catalog by using “horror” and “DVD” in a “Keyword(s) Anywhere” search. There’s also a variety of children’s DVDs that are suitable for late autumn viewing.
While you’re at it, check out the Halloween display at the temporary downtown location (408 Roberts Street). And don’t forget the Closing Costume Party Extravaganza at the Southpointe Branch on Wednesday, October 31. Treats will be served from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Every year, the American Library Association sponsors the national Banned Books Week, which highlights titles that have been banned or challenged. As the ALA website describes it, “Banned Books Week emphasizes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular, and the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.”
The downtown branch at 408 Roberts Street has a Banned Books Week display featuring several books that have been banned or challenged. These include classics like Hamlet, The Decameron, and One Hundred Years of Solitude, among others. Stop by for a booklist pamphlet and a free bookmark with this year’s slogan: “Get hooked on a banned book.”
