project timeline

8/25/23 - Work on installing the main amphitheater steps beings.

2/22/23 - Demolition begins!

2/10/23 - A temporary wall is put up to partition the construction area from the open library space.

2/8/23 - M&M Construction mobilizes on site.

1/24/23 - Staff offices are relocated to the lower level, and meeting rooms are no longer available to the public for the duration of the project.

1/4/23 - The Maywood Library Board of Trustees votes to award the construction contract.

9/18/22 - The invitation to bid is published.

9/14/22 - The Maywood Library Board of Trustees moves to put the project out to bid.  

9/6/22 - The children's room is relocated to the lower level Hackbarth Auditorium, its new home for the duration of the renovation project.  The DVD and Young Adult collections are relocated to the adult side of the library.

3/9/22 - The Maywood Public Library Board of Trustees approves a resolution approving the project and authorizes the execution and delivery of the Grant Agreement.

2/22/22 - The Mayor and Council approve resolution #65-22: A resolution of the governing body of the Borough of Maywood approving the Library Construction Project, a grant funded project

1/6/22 - Governor Murphy announces the winners of the second round of funding of the Library Construction Bond Act.  Read the press release here.

6/2/21 - The Maywood Public Library submits its application to the NJ Construction Bond Act program for its proposed renovation to the YA/children's areas.