BOUNTIFUL—For more than 50 years the Bountiful Branch Library has been serving the community and has become a staple in the city. Come Saturday, Jan. 24, patrons will say goodbye to the facility while it is closed for renovations for a minimum of 18 months.

“The building is getting a total renovation,” said Davis County Library Director, Josh Johnson. “Significant upgrades and design are intended to help ensure that it will continue to serve the public for another 50 years. The renovation also includes seismic upgrades.”

Initially the plan had been to do a land swap with Bountiful City to build a new library but earlier this summer, the Library Board voted to remodel the existing building.

The county hired an architectural firm to do a feasibility study, Johnson said in a previous interview. “The study determined the overall cost would roughly be the same to rebuild on the site or to build a new building off site.”

Basically all of the systems in the old building were at the end of life, he said. “The heating, air conditioning, and roof were from the 60s. If we had to remove the roof they could take care of some of that during the remodel.”

The remodeled branch will have many upgrades such as larger conference rooms and updated tech. An earlier survey showed that patrons are interested in books and e-books as well.

Here is the timeline:

Saturday, 1/24/26      Last day open before renovation

                                  Library remains open regular hours until 6 p.m.

                                  1-3 p.m. "See you soon" party

Monday, 1/26/26        Bountiful Branch closed until the renovation is complete.

Monday, 3/2/26          Smaller, temporary location opens to the public 

                                   Location: 85 N. Main St, Bountiful UT 84010

                                   Regular Hours (M-Th 10-9; F-S 10-6)

                                   6500 total square feet in the old Wight House building

                                   (Staff have humorously nicknamed this location a “twig” due to its size.)

Mid-March, 2026        Grand Opening of the Bountiful “Twig”

Late 2027                   Grand reopening of the newly renovated Bountiful Branch

Services during the renovation:

We plan to provide as many regular services as reasonably possible – but on a smaller scale, said Johnson. 

Services at our “twig” will include:

     - item checkout, pickup, and drop-off – including an after hours book return

     - hold/reservation pickup from other locations

     - smaller physical collections of materials for all ages

     - study and reading areas adjacent to newspapers and magazines

     - regular reference and information services for all ages

     - programming for all ages (programing may be limited due to the smaller space)

     - public Internet computers

     - public photocopying and printing

     - 3D printing

Because space is limited, the following services will be suspended until after the remodel:

     - Conference room use and reservation

     - Large meeting room reservations

Anyone who has lived in the area for a long time has probably been to a piano recital at the South Branch, said Johnson in the previous interview. “We want to respect the history of the building, it is well loved. What works stays, we want to give people what they want. We’d like to keep some of the old things.”