Gilgandra locals are less than a month away from reading in their shiny new library as work is underway to move over 20,000 items from the old one.

The Gilgandra Shire Library will remain closed from 31 January until early March, with a collection including books, games, DVDs and LEGO migrating to the Gil Library Hub on Miller Street.

Gilgandra mayor Doug Batten said the larger space, which used to be a Target store, will be open to community groups.

"It's a modern library that is more than just a book repository," Cr Batten said.

"It's got the room in there now for groups to meet in or have activities, whether it's children's groups or adults'.

"We've got a group called the Point Blank Writers' Group and they used to meet at the old library amongst the rows of books.

"They were sitting amongst the shelves."

The long-serving Gilgandra War Memorial Literary Institute, also known as Gilgandra Shire Library. IMAGE: NSW government

Locals can use printing services at Gilgandra Shire Council's administration offices on Warren Road, or Gilgandra Youth Services, during the closure.

Library loans have also been extended during the period.

Cr Batten said he hopes services and community groups will take advantage of the new space.

"If you want to come in there one day a week to, say, provide financial counselling, that opportunity's there. It's whatever the imagination can provide," he said.

"The library will add activation to the main street, which was one of the main purposes of moving there, and for our community it's a modern space which they can be very proud of and be very happy to utilise."

The old, brick building was officially opened as the Gilgandra War Memorial Literary Institute in October 1923, according to the NSW War Memorials Register. 

A tablet with the names of Gilgandra district locals killed in World War One was placed with the building.

The tablet was moved to the Gilgandra War Memorial in 1997.