The Chapel Hill Public Library might be a quiet space now, but it will become even more silent after the library closes its doors tonight to move to a temporary location at University Mall.
At 9 p.m. the library will close to allow staff to prepare for the relocation. Circulation librarian Maggie Hite said it will reopen in two to three weeks at the mall, where it will stay until December 2012.
The temporary move comes after town residents approved a $16 million renovation to the current Library Drive location.
During the moving period, users will not be able to check out books.
And library users are stocking up. Hite said circulation was up about 40 percent this weekend.
Chapel Hill resident Debbie Mozgala visited the library Wednesday to check out books before the move.
She said she visits the library with her daughter once a week, and the Library Drive location is convenient for them.
“Everything we need is in this area, which is why we love this location,” she said.
But Hite said she believes University Mall will provide an adequate alternative for users.