Library Branch Open In Maple Village

Library Branch Open In Maple Village

People living on the west side of Ann Arbor can now go to the library without driving downtown.

West Branch, a new branch library, opened last week in a storefront in the Maple Village Shopping Complex at Jackson and North Maple roads.

Library officials describe the branch as a full-service library with a projected collection of approximately 18,000 books. Its collection will include magazines, phonograph records, audio-visual materials and miniature art-prints for children to borrow.

The 2,400-square foot library is carpeted and contains a small lounge area, study tables and a record listening center.

West Branch hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The branch will be closed Tuesdays and Sundays.

During the summer, the children of all ages may attend story hours at 2 p.m. Wednesdays.

Monika Parker (Left) and Kathie Goodson Unpack Books At New Library Branch