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Central Library Upgrade: August Update

Published: July 26, 2018

Phase Two News

Behind the scenes on the second floor, work has begun on our new multi-purpose technology and maker lab, as well as redesigned public PC stations.

Friends Book Store with open doors
The Friends Book Store is now open

First Floor Update

The Friends Books Store is now open for business. Look for news about a Grand Opening Celebration coming soon from the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.

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Temporary reference desk located next to the audiobooks on CD

Second Floor Update

The old Ask-A-Librarian desk has been removed, and we are currently offering reference services from a temporary desk at the top of the stairs (next to the audiobooks). The old desk has been relocated to its new home at the Columbia Pike Branch Library.

A temporary Computer Help Desk is now located in the temporary public computer area, where the Ask-A-Librarian desk used to be.

During Phase Two, we continue to offer a reduced number of public computers at Central Library. During this time, we recommend visiting other Library locations if you need to use a computer for an extended period of time.

July 26, 2018 by Web Editor Filed Under: App, Central Library Upgrades, News

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  1. Gretchen Robertson says

    August 2, 2018 at 8:43 PM

    A question: Is OCR software available on any public computer in the system?
    Is Adobe to Microsoft Word available?

    • Web Editor says

      August 5, 2018 at 7:55 PM

      Gretchen,

      We do have Microsoft Word on all of our public computers. You can find a complete list of software, hardware and accessibility assistance on our Computers for Public Use page.

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