Oceanfront Area Library closed for renovations in June of 2021 and is expected to reopen in early 2022. During the closure, no services will be offered at the branch and the book drop will be closed. Customers will be able to pick up holds at Great Neck Area Library and they may also select other branches for pickup when placing new holds.
Renovations include new front doors, an updated lobby area and public restrooms, a new help desk and computer workstations, updated meeting and study rooms, new furniture and carpet, and more.
The Oceanfront renovations project is part of VBPL’s second phase of a $5.8 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to renovate eight of its 10 library locations. All libraries except the Wahab Public Law Library (updated in 2018) and the TCC/City Joint-Use Library (built in 2013) are being updated. Great Neck branch renovations are expected to begin later in 2021.
Renovations were completed at Princess Anne, Bayside, Kempsville and Central Libraries in 2019, at Pungo-Blackwater in 2020, and at Windsor Woods in 2021.