 Originally housed in a freestanding boutique kiosk, the branch showed significant circulation growth.The kiosk was forced to close in August 1998 due to a major renovation of the mall but the branch library reopened in September 1999 in a location by the northeast mall entrance, next to Sears.On July 2, 2018, DealPoint Merrill announced they would spend $69 million to bring apartments, a hotel, and a park to the north end of the mall where the vacant Sears building and parking lot are located.