![]() Planning for a new Reynoldsburg Branch is underwayĬML hopes to have all four Phase II projects completed by 2024.ĬML understands that great libraries create stronger communities, and each branch is an essential hub that reflects the unique needs of the neighborhood it serves.A new Gahanna Branch is under construction.The transformed Hilltop Branch will open Sept.The new Karl Road Branch will open Sept.The Karl Road and Hilltop branch projects are both part of Phase II, which will renovate or rebuild an additional four locations: The new Dublin Branch opened June 6, 2019.The new Martin Luther King Branch opened Oct.The new Hilliard Branch opened June 21, 2018.The new Northside Branch opened June 22, 2017.The new Northern Lights Branch opened Sept.The transformed Main Library opened June 25, 2016.The new Parsons Branch opened June 4, 2016.The new Whitehall Branch opened April 11, 2015.The new Driving Park Branch opened July 12, 2014.In 2019, CML completed Phase I of its aspirational building program, which renovated or rebuilt 10 of its 23 locations: Click here for a time-lapse video of construction. Turner is the construction manager at risk and Gresham Smith is the architect. A temporary Hilltop location, which opened in summer 2020, remains open at 3658 Soldano Blvd. After a significant renovation and expansion that kicked off in early 2020, the transformed branch will have approximately 32,000 square feet. The Hilltop Branch was built in 1996 with 20,000 square feet. Turner is the construction manager at risk and Moody Nolan is the architect. The building was demolished in late June to make way for the new branch’s parking lot. CML closed the former branch, which was located just a few feet away on the same property, in late May. The new Karl Road Branch, which broke ground in early 2020, will double its size from roughly 20,000 square feet to approximately 40,000 square feet. The former Karl Road Branch, built in 1988, was one of the most heavily used branches in CML’s 23-location system. Email Ben Zenitsky at to schedule a day and time. Members of the media are invited for hardhat tours of either new library before it opens. Visitors can also sign up for a commemorative library card and register for a chance to win an eReader. Plus, all are welcome to explore the new branches, whether on their own or as part of staff-guided tours. Transformed Hilltop Branch Dedication and Grand Opening Celebrationįollowing brief remarks and a ribbon-cutting by library and city officials, both afternoons will be filled with refreshments, music and entertainment.New Karl Road Branch Dedication and Grand Opening Celebration.30, CML will open its transformed Hilltop Branch with similar festivities. 9, Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) will open its new Karl Road Branch to the public with a brief dedication ceremony followed by a grand opening celebration.
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