The Oxford Lane Library is looking to reopen its children's area soon. It's been closed since a small fire on Sept. 22 .

"We don't have an opening date, but we are hopeful that it will be late next week," Carrie Mancuso, public relations manager for the Lane Libraries, tells WVXU. "That's just our hope at this point, without having those (final repairs) completely scheduled, that is a little bit out of our hands, but we're getting close, and we're very excited to get back to normal in the branch."

Final repairs have been pending an on-site visit from fire investigators. That visit took place Monday. Now, Mancuso says, the library can begin replacing damaged furniture and carpeting, cleaning the HVAC system, and returning cleaned materials to the space.

A faulty light fixture is to blame

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