Forest Home Library Closed on Tuesday, August 6th

Milwaukee Public Library’s Forest Home Branch (1432 West Forest Home Avenue) will close on Tuesday, August 6^th due to scheduled water maintenance in the area.

The Milwaukee Water Works will be conducting a water main relay project in which water customers are removed from the old water main and connected to the new water main.  During this process, water is shut-off. All work will occur during business hours.  Businesses and residents who will be impacted have been notified.

Important Information about Library Closure:

• Questions about the water maintenance project should be directed to (414) 286-CITY.
• All Forest Home Library programs scheduled for Tuesday will be canceled including story time and drop-in job help.
• Forest Home Library staff will be reassigned to another location for the day.
• All library patron holds that are currently available for pick up at Forest Home Library will be available for an additional day.
• The book return at Forest Home Library will remain open.
• Library patrons are encouraged to visit nearby libraries on Tuesday: Bay View Library (2566 South Kinnickinnic Avenue) and Zablocki Library (3501 West Oklahoma Avenue.) Both libraries are open from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday. Directions can be found at www.mpl.org.

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