Boonville Library to close as it moves to new building

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boonville library is set to close for about a month on Monday as it relocates to a new building.

After 65 years, the Cooper County branch of Boonslick Regional Library, located at 618 Main St. in Boonville, is moving. A news release says its new home is on the Historic Kemper Campus in Boonville.

A three-story red brick building built in 1906 will house the library and provide more than double the space of the current building. It recently underwent a $1,146,000 renovation, according to the release. The upgrades were made possible by private donations.

The library is closing to allow time for books and furniture to be moved and organized. It will reopen in about a month. In the meantime, online programs and services will remain available.

No fines will be given during the relocation, and items previously checked out will not be due back until the branch reopens.

The release says the MU Raptor Rehabilitation Program scheduled for 3 p.m. on July 15 and the storytelling event at 2 p.m. on July 31 will both be held in the State Fair Community College conference room—the building next to the library’s new home on Third Street.

The Boonslick Regional Library branches in Cole Camp, Sedalia and Warsaw will remain open.