Bala Cynwyd Library Reopens

The Bala Cynwyd Library is (finally) back open.

After a 16-month closure to allow for renovations, Lower Merion Township reopened the 131 Old Lancaster Avenue library with a bang on Sunday, hosting guests and civic groups for an afternoon celebration.

According to Phillymag.com, the library's redesign was extensive:

[The] renovation of the Bala Cynwyd Library included the addition of 6,000 square feet, but the space that’s getting the most emphasis is a small seating area that visitors will see right as they walk in. Chairs are arranged around an ornamental fireplace that’s always been in the building but was pretty much ignored. Now it’ll serve as a focal point, looking more like a living room than a shelving area.

Now that the library is back in business, its hours will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.