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Library staff report progress on rec-center branches and Abilene Heritage Square, set spring completion dates

Library Advisory Board · February 9, 2026
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Ms. Hammer, library staff, updated the board on construction at rec-center branch libraries and the Abilene Heritage Square project, announced pilot locker and laptop-kiosk programs, and shared a schedule with a March certificate of occupancy and a May grand opening.

Ms. Hammer, presenting the staff report, updated the Library Advisory Board on multiple library construction projects and service pilots.

She said the city and library are piloting remote lockers at new recreation center branch libraries so patrons can pick up holds when the rec center — not the library — is open. The library is also testing laptop kiosks at both rec-center locations; each kiosk will include 12 laptops that patrons can check out with a library…

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