Students from Palo Alto High School respond to the closing of the City of Palo Alto Main Library, which closed on April 30 for renovations.

The temporary Main Library is currently open at the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium, according to a City of Palo Alto press release. For the duration of the renovation, the Downtown Library will extend its hours until 8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, while the College Terrace Library will be open on Thursdays from noon until 6 p.m.

The building is scheduled to open around 18 months later in Oct. 2014.