Renovation of a library in Northampton, Massachusetts. Working plans call for the renovation of a library.

As of May 8, 2025, an architect has been selected and this project is in the final planning phase. It is anticipated bidding will commence mid May 2025. A firm timeline for construction has not been determined. This project is included in the City of Northampton FY 2026-2030 CIP. HVAC/Carbon Neutral Goals: Convert boiler to hot water, eliminate 3 remaining steam zones, replace existing chiller with a heat pump, install new AHU/water coil for new basement HVAC. Renovate basement children department's space and related HVAC. The new space will be brighter, more welcoming, and larger. The back will open up into a youth programming room, giving further opportunities for programming and gatherings. This space will be bright, functional, and relieve pressure on the librarys other meeting space, the Community Room, which is not enticing to youth. The new Childrens and YA programming room will be created to specifically meet the needs of the youth demographic - including storage space for our story time and craft materials furniture that can be wheeled away during story time and wheeled back out for teen programming in the afternoon, and both a regularsized and child-sized sink and faucet, to make cleaning up after craft events much easier. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.