Main Library ready to show off its $35 million renovation

The Main Library’s $39 million expansion in 1991 “was designed and built to house a large collection of books,” said Ben Zenitsky, library spokesman. And it occurred before smartphones and internet access became ubiquitous. On Saturday, the library will celebrate its third major opening since being dedicated on April 4, 1907. And while books, and reading, still guide it, the flagship building’s new look speaks volumes about its changing role in society.