The downtown branch of the Kamloops Library will be temporarily shut down as of March 1.

The closure will allow for the first major renovation of the building in two decades. The board of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has allocated $350,000 for the updates.

“It will be a construction zone during that period,” said chief librarian Judy Moore.

As part of the changes, the library will be adding a coffee shop, public meeting rooms, and a room for children’s programming. It will also

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