Library reopens at McConnell Center on Monday, Feb. 3

posted on 2/2/2025

The Dover Public Library will reopen in its temporary location on Monday, Feb. 3 at 9 a.m.

Its operating hours will now match the McConnell Center’s hours: Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, from 12 to 4 p.m. The library’s phone numbers remain the same; contact the Circulation Desk at 603-516-6050 or the Children’s Room at 603-516-6052 starting Feb. 3.

Adult services will be located in the cafeteria, and Children's services will be in Room 305. Library events will occur in Room 306.

Public use of computers will continue in the McConnell Center. The Dover Adult Learning’s computer lab in McConnell Center’s Room 301 will be open for public use on Mondays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays and Fridays, from 1 to 5 p.m. To schedule technology help during these times, contact Technology Librarian Nick Gagnon at n.gagnon@dover.nh.gov. There will also be computer stations in the McConnell Center cafeteria after the Feb. 3 opening during regular hours.

The library’s physical space at 73 Locust St., closed to the public on Jan. 13, which will remain in place for about a year to allow renovations at the library. The renovations will enhance the 1905 Carnegie Library by adding accessible entrances and programming space, including additional meeting rooms. The historic front façade of the building will remain unchanged, as will its detailed woodworking throughout. The new addition on the parking lot side of the library will create two entrances: One for the Children’s section on the ground floor and another for the main library section on the first floor.

Stay up to date with library renovation plans at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/about-us/renovation/.

For more information, contact the Library at libraryquestions@dover.nh.gov.