The Meaford Public Library is almost ready for its grand reopening.
Staff will be spending the last half of this week moving from the temporary facility on Sykes Street back to the main facility on Trowbridge Street.
The library was flooded during the August 20th storms that rolled through the region.
It was mainly the upper two floors that were affected, when water infiltrated the ceiling.
Mayor Francis Richardson says a temporary location was set up in a storefront, where patrons had access to a limited selection of material.
While the main collection inside the library was not damaged, the only books available to patrons were ones returned to the temporary location after the storm.
Richardson says the Union Library in Owen Sound also stepped up and allowed all Meaford residents free access to their facility.
Richardson says new walls, floors, and furniture have all gone in at Trowbridge Street, and the books have also been reorganized.
He says he does not have a dollar figure on the damage and renovations because it’s all still tied up in insurance.
Richardson says many are asking when the Meaford library will be moving to a brand new building – but he says it will be some time yet.
He says they are still waiting to hear about their funding application to get 1.3 million dollars each from the federal and provincial governments.
Richardson says for now it will be great to have the full collection available once more at the current library.
The temporary location will be closed this Wednesday to Saturday so staff are available to make the move.
The original library will reopen next Tuesday, November 3rd, at 10 AM.