With an eye to the future, staff at Washington County Library are continually assessing and re-imagining the building facilities across our seven branches. In 2020, the county completed major projects at Wildwood Library in Mahtomedi and Valley Library in Lakeland.
Residents can get building project updates on this page, or by following the library on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @WashCoLib.
On March 3, Washington County Library staff took a tour of the new Wildwood Library. Staff with Washington County Building Services shared construction progress so far and highlighted what the finished space will look like. Read on...
On Thursday, December 5, library staff and community partners toured the renovated Valley Library where shelves and furniture were being installed. Read on...
Renovations at Valley Library are on schedule, and staff are planning the logistics of moving into the new space and organizing an opening celebration in the new year. There are a few key dates over the next month for Valley Library users. Read on...
Washington County has planned for a $5 to $6 million renovation for the existing Park Grove Library facility in the most recent Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Read on...
Attendees at the April 16 community engagement meeting were able to give input on what real-life libraries the new Park Grove Library could be modeled after. Read on...
More than 90 people visited Park Grove Library on Tuesday, March 20 to offer their ideas about how to building a new library of the future on the site. Read on...
Residents and patrons are invited to contribute their thoughts and opinions through a series of community meetings that will be conducted in early 2018. Read on...