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The Red Hook Library, which is a relied on space for many, will close for renovations on March 17. There was a meeting at the library on February 21, at which details were announced. The construction will startthis spring and take about 18 months, which means it should reopend at the beginning of 2025.

The plan is to modernize the building, add more light with bigger windows, and make it flood proof.

The interior space will have a community room, two reservable meeting rooms, and brand new furniture and upgraded technology. This will include a laptop loan program.

The building will be designed to be a “net zero building,” which means that the total energy used on an annual basis will equal the energy that is created on site.

A book mobile and a techmoble will be outside the library location on a few days during the renovation.

Members of the library staff will be able to provide reference services and community resources.

The Bookmobile will have free WIFI through BPL’s Brooklyn Reach program.

The techmobile has five desktop computers and laptop computers and it can hold 10 people.

For the first four weeks of the libraries closure, the bookmobile and tech