Beachwood Library to Be First in CCPL With Drive-Thru

The library system’s first drive-through window and interior renovations are coming to the by the end of this year.

The Beachwood Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans for exterior renovations to the building at 25501 Shaker Blvd. at a recent meeting. A drive-through window will be added to the west side of the building, and the main entrance, which is on that side now, will be moved to the north side, adjacent to the parking lot.

Interior renovations will further separate and define the teen section from the rest of the library. A new children’s story time room and space for an ongoing Friends of the Beachwood Branch book sale will be added to the floorplan.

The branch will remain open throughout the $855,000 renovations, which are expected to begin later this year and finish by the first quarter of next year.

The renovations are part of 13 projects taken on by the library system in its $75 million Facilities Master Plan, which outlines new construction, relocation, renovations and consolidation of branches across the county.

The library system sold bonds to fund the plan, and will not ask taxpayers for additional funding to make the changes, said spokesperson Rob Rua.

Editor's Note: This article was updated with construction dates and costs since its original publication.