JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Alfred Dickey Library has been closed all summer long in Jamestown.

Development Director Bill Kennedy says the closure has allowed them to renovate the library and prepare it for the Centennial celebration in 2019. Kennedy says this will also keep the library in service for the next 100 years.

Kennedy says the renovations also brings Alfred Dickey into the 21st Century. Along with the replaced roof, door, and new lighting, the renovations updated the conference room, Children’s space, and established the beginning of the new Louis L’Amour Room.

Kennedy says while the library was closed for the summer, the Bookmobile stationed itself outside the library and all over to provide services to the community.

The library will reopen on Wednesday, September 12th. Residents are encouraged to come between 10 AM and 5 PM that day for cookies and refreshments.

Listen to a full interview with Bill Kennedy below: