New Orleans libraries have no A/C or plumbing

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The Main branch and three others —Nix in the Carrollton neighborhood, Keller in Broadmoor and the Children's Resource Center Uptown— closed this month for plumbing, A/C and other repairs, continuing an annual trend of emergency closures that peak in the summertime.

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“It’s ridiculous. They shut it down every other week, it feels like,” he said. “Due to HVAC issues, the building cannot stay cool enough to comfortably accommodate library staff or patrons," NOPL announced earlier this month of the downtown Main branch. "We are in touch with our vendor to mitigate the problem." At the Algiers Regional Library, the second floor A/C was out most of last summer, limiting access to the first floor. Patron Sharon Shirey recalled staff’s accommodations to grab books requested from the second floor's adult section, but it was frustrating to not have browsing access. “I'm so sad about the deplorable conditions of our libraries because so many people, especially kids, depend on them,” she said.

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"For many of these library locations, we can not go another year making small fixes patching and hoping. The leaking roofs are particularly problematic, causing damage to our buildings our carpets our materials, mold, and to our reputation in the community," she said then.

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