Growing bigger: Bayswater Library’s grand opening booked in

Visitors to Mountain High Shopping Centre this week might be expecting to see groceries piled high – or grumpy toddlers from the centre’s daycare being trekked through the mall.

However, this week shoppers and locals will witness a different sight: people pushing trolleys and librarians carting piles of books to the Bayswater Library’s brand new site, a little less than 50 metres down the hallway from the current location.

📚 Brief closure ahead of grand opening: All of the Bayswater Library facilities, including the after-hours book return chute, will be closed this week, with the new site below the escalators on the ground level to be opened to the public on Monday, September 15.

The library’s floorspace will be 55 percent larger than the current facility and will have two bookable meeting rooms, two community rooms with a flexible dividing wall, a gaming area and an accessible toilet with a baby change facility.

Supported by a commitment of more than $57,000 from the state government, the works also include new signage, bookshelves, and a new book return chute.

Photo Credit: Jackson Taylor MP