Updated 11-17-22
The library will be closed on the following days this holiday season…
• Thanksgiving Day – Nov. 24
• Christmas Eve – Dec. 24
• Christmas Day – Dec. 25
• Christmas Day (Observed) – Dec. 26
• New Year’s Day – Jan. 1
• New Year’s Day (Observed) – Jan. 2
We wish you a safe and happy holiday season!
Updated 9-14-22
The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is now open at 400 Eau Claire Street in downtown Eau Claire. Customers may once again visit the library to use core services and see the newly renovated and expanded space. After years of planning, fundraising, and construction (most of it during a global pandemic), library staff is excited to welcome everyone back to our beloved 46-year-old building.
While staff is still setting up a few systems and preparing some remaining spaces, almost all of the library’s services are available. Some important details…
Hours
Monday–Thursday: 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. | Friday–Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | Sunday: Closed
Returning Materials
Customers with materials that are due may return them to the library, using a new automated return system with intakes located next the front doors (facing Eau Claire Street) and in the library’s drive-thru lane, accessible from the lower level parking lot.
Holds
Customers with materials on hold may now stop in to pick them up using the location they’d selected when reserving online. Selecting “Eau Claire Library” means you come into the building and use the hold selves. Selecting “Eau Claire Drive-thru” means you use the drive-thru lane (a library card is required during pickup). Items currently on hold will be kept until Sept. 21.
Study and Meeting Rooms
Customers exploring the building will notice 14 different study and meeting rooms available to reserve free of charge. The rooms will first be made available for reservation during the library’s Grand Reopening Week (Sept. 26–Oct. 1).
Library Cards
September is national Library Card Sign-Up Month. To celebrate, the library is offering free replacement cards all month (normal price: $1). Those wishing to set up a new account/card will need proof of their current address. Minors will need a legal guardian present.
Parking
Customers have a number of parking options near the library, including the lower level lot (with handicap accessible spaces), both sides of S. Dewey Street, the Riverview Parking lot (across S. Dewey St. from the library), and the parking ramp located on Farwell and Gibson Streets.
Updated 9-7-22
The library isn’t quite ready to reopen its downtown doors this week, but we’re working hard to get everything ready. It’s a big space! Some notes and reminders…
HOLDS PICKUP
If you have items ready for pick up at the library, you’ll need to wait until we reopen to retrieve them. Sorry for the delay! We know how hard it is to wait. No matter what expiration dates are listed in your account, we’ll keep your materials waiting on the hold shelves for seven days after we reopen.
DUE DATES
Dues dates have been extended to Sept. 15. If you’d like drop off your materials before then, please use one of our drop boxes located around Eau Claire. Map: www.ecpubliclibrary.info/hours-parking/#drops
THE BUILDING
Please do not stop by the library and try to enter the building. There is still light construction underway in some areas, and all in-person services are still paused. We appreciate your enthusiasm, and we can’t wait to see you, but we’ll need to wait a little longer.
Thanks so much for your patience!
Updated 8-8-22
All in-person library services are now paused. The library will reopen its doors at 400 Eau Claire Street in early September.
Learn More: www.ecpubliclibrary.info/move
Updated 6-23-22
The library will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, July 5.
Questions? 715-839-5004 | librarian@eauclaire.lib.wi.us | Chat | Hours
