Belle Cooledge Library, an institution in the South Land Park neighborhood since the early '90s, will shut down for three months starting Saturday. On the books is a much needed interior renovation.
Areas for children and teen-agers will be expanded, Internet access will be improved, and the whole branch library will get a modern, inviting look.
Patrons can get a "sneek peek" of the spruced-up space during the annual ice cream social on June 11.
Meanwhile, for the next three months, Belle Cooledge Library regulars can find their reserved books and materials at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 7340 24th Street Bypass in Sacramento. Its hours are: noon-8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1-5 p.m. Fridays.
For more information: (916) 264-2920, www.saclibrary.org
-- Dixie Reid

