Jordan Miller
Paighten Harkins
Scott D. PierceSalt Lake City’s Main Library reopened Saturday morning after shutting down last month due to a “critical failure” to the downtown building’s main sewer line.
The library, located at 210 E. 400 South, was forced to close on Jan. 19 after employees noticed a small leak in the building. All books and materials are safe from the leak and there was no damage to the building, the library said in a news release.
The library’s water was turned off while crews worked to replace the sewer line, which was why the building closed to the public. While the downtown library was closed, due dates and hold times on all items there were extended, officials said.
The Main Library opened in February 2003. Built at a cost of $84 million, the structure is noted for its striking architecture — a five-story, triangular structure that houses the stacks and readers’ facilities; a rectangular administration wing; and a glass-enclosed “urban room, all behind a crescent-shaped wall.”
Jordan is a breaking news reporter at The Tribune. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma and has written for the Houston Chronicle along with the Enid News & Eagle. When she's not reporting, she loves watching football, reading books and painting.
Paighten is an Enterprise reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune. She covers a variety of topics, including business, health, growth and the legal justice system — sometimes all at once. She is from southern Oklahoma, and lived and worked in the state, most recently at the Tulsa World, before starting at The Tribune in October 2017.