ORLANDO, Fla. – The downtown Orlando library is gearing up for a major renovation.<\/p>\n
The Orange County Library System has released new details about the project planned for the Orlando Public Library.<\/p>\n
What are the library’s makeover plans? <\/p>\n
The project will include revamping the first floor of the library with an updated entrance, more open spaces and an upgraded Children’s Library.<\/p>\n
New renderings show new lighting in the lobby and updated service desks.<\/p>\n
Renderings of the planned renovation at the Orlando Public Library (Credit: Orlando Public Library\/Borrelli Partners) <\/p>\n
The renovation will be completed in three phases so that the library can remain open to the public.<\/p>\n
Construction is set to begin in August, with the project expected to wrap in 18 months, according to officials.<\/p>\n
“This renovation reflects our ongoing commitment to providing spaces that support learning, connection, creativity, and discovery,” the library said.<\/p>\n
Library system launches page for project updates <\/p>\n
The Orange County Library System has launched a page on its website<\/a> about the renovation.<\/p>\n Officials said they will share updates about the progress of the project on the page.\u00a0<\/p>\n Orlando Public Library <\/p>\n The Orlando Public Library is located at 101 East Central Boulevard. The building was dedicated in 1966 and expanded in the 1908s.\u00a0<\/p>\n The library currently takes up an entire city block.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written with information released by the Orange County Public Library System.\u00a0<\/p>\n Orlando News<\/a>Orange County News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – The downtown Orlando library is gearing up for a major renovation. The Orange County Library…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,628],"class_list":["post-351034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}