MADISON - City hall is shut down in Madison.

This past winter, a leaky roof in Madison's downtown facility revealed a much larger issue - mold. So widespread that the building has been shut down for months while it gets cleaned up.

That means Madison's library has had to move next door, into the old Carnegie Library...where there is much less space.

"Normally here was the Karen Society of Nebraska," says Library Director Lori Porter. "They're in the other half. We only get half of this library."

Library staff moved what they could into the Carnegie building, but are only offering a fraction of what they once did. Overall, patrons have taken the changes in stride, but Porter says they have seen fewer of their youngest members since the move.

"What we've lost is our kids, because of the computers," Porter says. "We have one computer we can use. At out other facility we had nine. They can't do as much with the computers, so we've lost that."

This is summer reading program season. So every Wednesday...staff have to load up materials and go to the city's shelter next to the town pool for their weekly programs. Participation hasn't wavered, but the effects are still being felt.

"We're noticing they're not reading as much because they can't get access to the books unless the come back here," Porter says. "Parents don't always want to come back. We're giving them some leeway. We're telling them 'Read whatever you can at home.'"

In the meantime, City Hall's roof has been fixed. Crews are set to start removing the mold this week. As for when the library can return to its permanent space? Only time will tell.

"I'm hoping by Christmas," Porter says, only half-jokingly. "I don't know. We have so much stuff sitting over there that we've ordered for the learning center that's still in boxes because we can't unpack it here. It will be like a new library when we get back over there."