Building for the Future

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With an eye to the future, staff at Washington County Library are continually assessing and re-imagining the building facilities across our seven branches. The county is currently moving forward with 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.

  1. Wildwood Library
  2. Valley Library
  3. Park Grove Library
  1. wildwood library front patio

    Library staff tour Wildwood Library construction

    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...
  2. construction inside wildwood library

    Rooms and walls are taking shape inside Wildwood Library

    If you could peek inside the new Wildwood Library right now, you’d see a buzz of activity! Read on...
  3. wildwood interior floor construction

    Outside work, floors in progress at Wildwood Library

    In the last month, contractors have finished most of the exterior brick, poured the interior concrete floor, completed the roof, and installed many of the window frames. Read on...
  4. construction photo of the outside of Wildwood Library

    The walls are going up at Wildwood Library!

    In November and early December, contractors finished the frames for the exterior walls and began adding the roof and brick to the outside of the building. Read on...
  5. wildwood building capture november

    Frame for Wildwood Library taking shape on site

    In late October, contractors started putting up the steel beams and supports for the building. Read on...
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