Camberley Library welcomes residents back through its doors on Saturday 4 July after a week-long closure for refurbishment works. The Knoll Road building shut fully on 29 June so that Surrey County Council could complete fit-out works across both floors, with all borrowed items extended until 6 July.
The works, which started on 22 June in a phased way, have created a children’s library with a vibrant new design, installed meeting pods for Registration services, and added an accessible toilet with baby change facilities. Furniture and shelving were upgraded and the interior redecorated. Storytime and Rhymetime sessions, suspended since 22 June, are expected to resume after the library reopens, though alternatives ran at Frimley Green, Lightwater and Bagshot Gardens Care Home during the closure.
The refurbishment is the latest stage in turning the library into a Camberley Library Hub, bringing together traditional lending services, registration appointments and community spaces under one roof. Registration services are relocating from Surrey Heath House to the revamped building. Super Access, which allows out-of-hours entry with a membership card, was unavailable during the works and it has not been confirmed when it will resume.
Councillor Denise Turner Stewart described the investment as part of a wider multi-million pound modernisation programme. Similar projects have already been completed at libraries in Epsom, Redhill, Staines, Woking and Weybridge. The council consulted residents on the Camberley changes in May and June last year.
While the main structure stands ready for Saturday, the works programme runs until Monday 6 July. Anyone who borrowed items before the closure will find their due date shifted to that day. Frimley Green, Lightwater and Bagshot libraries remain available for those unable to visit Camberley immediately.
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