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Grand Prairie Library to open remodeled main entrance May 31; mobile libraries begin in April
Summary
City of Grand Prairie’s main library will reopen its newly remodeled front entrance and lobby to the public at the summer reading kickoff on May 31, and the library will also launch two mobile-library RVs with scheduled neighborhood stops starting April 21–22, officials said.
The Grand Prairie Library plans to open a remodeled front entrance and lobby to the public on May 31, the day of the library’s summer reading kickoff, library representative Peter Seim said on the City of Grand Prairie program "It’s Happening in Grand Prairie." The library also will deploy two mobile-library RVs with scheduled neighborhood stops beginning April 21–22, Seim said.
Seim said the lobby renovation removes interior walls to create a more open, colorful entrance and replaces skylights. “The planned open to the public date is for summer reading kickoff, which is May 31,” Seim said. He described new teal trim on the building’s coping and said the lobby “is going to be much brighter” with new skylights and more open circulation.
The library’s main location is at 901 Conover near Jefferson and 161, Seim said. Grand Prairie also operates the Tony Shotwell Library (inside the Tony Shotwell Life Center), the Betty Wermack branch, an Epic Reads location at the Epic Life Center, and a book locker at Joe Pool Lake for hold pickup. Seim said the library’s facilities and services include free programs, public computers, printing, scanning and fax services at the main and Wermack branches, and mobile access to digital collections through Hoopla and Libby.
Seim described the mobile libraries as RVs equipped with books, computers, a printer and Wi‑Fi that will stop in each city district weekly and appear at outreach events such as Earth Day and Main Street Fest. “They're basically two new locations. It's just that they're on wheels,” he said. The program will allow patrons to place holds and pick them up at a mobile stop and to drop off returns there.
On obtaining a library card, Seim advised residents to bring a driver's license to any library building: “We get you a library card in 2 minutes, and then you're all set to go.” He also encouraged residents to check programs and hours at the library website: www.gptx.org/library.
The interview included two different start dates for scheduled mobile stops: Seim first said scheduled stops begin April 22 and later corrected to April 21. The library provided both dates during the segment; residents should confirm the exact start date and weekly stop schedule on the library’s website.
The library emphasized that the small decorative bubble veil at the entrance will remain, though it was shifted during construction. Seim said the lobby work follows an earlier, more extensive renovation in 2016 that did not address the front lobby area.
For more information about hours, programs and the mobile-library schedule, the library directs residents to www.gptx.org/library.
