Millennium Library refurbishment works closure
Millennium Library Reopening date confirmed
We are delighted to announce that the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library will reopen to the public at 10am on Wednesday 29 July following a major refurbishment.
The Millennium Library is one of the busiest public libraries in the UK and is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary later this year. This work will help to transform the experience for the one million people who visit each year.
Improvements include a new bookshop-style entrance, increased study space, dedicated areas for older children and teens, enhanced lighting and furniture, charging points, new events spaces.
Ahead of the Millennium Library reopening, the pop-up library (also in The Forum, Norwich) will close at 5pm on Friday 24 July to allow books and equipment to be moved into the main library. So please be aware there will be a brief period between 5pm Friday 24 July and 10am Wednesday 29 July where there will not be any library service available in the building.
How services will continue during the closure
The Millennium Library is one of the most used library locations in the country so we will be putting a number of measures in place to allow residents to continue accessing our services:
- While the main library is being refurbished you can make use of our new pop-up library in The Forum. You will find us in the former Adam From Home store on the left as you walk into The Forum, Norwich. Books for adults, teens and children are available as well as facilities for issues and returns, enquires and your reservations. The pop-up library will be open until Firday 24 July at these times:
- Monday to Friday 10am-5pm
- Saturday 9am-5pm
- Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm
- We are continuing to run some of our regular events - see the events timetable
- Customers are encouraged to return items to other nearby libraries. For those who are unable to do so, there will be a limited facility to return items to a temporary location in The forum. Loans will also be extended to allow for greater flexibility.
- Reservations can be collected from the temporary location and pick-up times have been extended.
- Some of the regular groups and activities (eg Bounce and Rhyme, Just a Cuppa, Heritage events) will continue to be delivered within the Gallery space in The forum.
- Access to public computers and printing will be unavailable throughout. We would encourage library users to book a computer at other local libraries to access these facilities.
- The Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) on the second floor of the library will be closed for the duration of the works.
- Norfolk Heritage Centre, also on the second floor, will be closed for the duration of the works. This is due to the sensitive nature of the material contained in the heritage centre, which makes moving it more challenging and potentially putting the material at risk.
Residents can continue to access library services at other libraries in Norwich and across Norfolk during this period. View local libraries in Norfolk
