After 38 years of service to the Jackson and Hinds County Community, the Eudora Welty Library located at 300 N. State Street is packing up and moving out. The Administrative Board of Trustees approved use of storage at the Jackson Medical Mall located on 350 W Woodrow Wilson Ave. Pre-moving has been under way for several weeks toward the much anticipated grand move date of February 21, 2024.
The library’s collection of books, art, furniture, equipment, and fixtures are being preserved and stored for use in a future downtown library. The remarkable Fletcher Cox desks are being disassembled under the consultation of Mr. Cox and D & P Design Firm.
The former Sears building is scheduled for spring demolition to make way for a beautiful new green park space. Planning continues for a temporary downtown library location that will provide books, computers, and services to the public. This historic move comes on the brink of the launch of a new 5-year strategic planning process in March.
The library board has retained the nationally notable firm of Library Strategies to conduct the research, community engagement, and data analysis toward designing the future of the Jackson Hinds Library System.