The news caught a lot of people by surprise. Staff members, library users and the city council member for that district found out about it on Wednesday.
The City of Houston said it’s because of ongoing safety and facility issues that can't be resolved in a timely manner. One of the workplace safety concerns was the elevator's non-functionality which made the second floor inaccessible to the public.
For Henry Pula, the library was like a second home. He moved to the neighborhood 25 years ago. “It made me feel very welcome," he told us. “I lived in the Montrose area, and I’m gonna really miss this library.”“Sometimes, the water would be leaking or whatever in the sink," Pula said."It would be kind of dirty and it should have been cleaned earlier, but anything that would put somebody in jeopardy, definitely not.”“We don’t know the full details of all the health and safety concerns.
“I have asked the city, and specifically the library department, if there’s a temporary solution for this. What can we do in this area to bring services to the neighborhood?” Kamin said. Library officials say construction is underway at a better-equipped, more accessible mixed-use shopping center at Montrose and Westheimer. Its delayed opening is now set for this fall."We understand the inconvenience this closure may cause, but please know that we are completely focused on providing a better equipped and more accessible library facility for our customers," Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, executive director at Houston Public Library, said.Central LibraryWhere: located 3.
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