Sno-Isle Libraries is excited to move forward in 2022 on a new, larger Lake Stevens Library to better serve customers.
The focus for Sno-Isle Libraries in Lake Stevens this year is to:
- Begin site preparations at the Chapel Hill property owned by the library district
- Secure the remaining funding needed to build a new, larger library with no bond election
- Engage with the community to ensure that community input remains central to the process for this project
Chapel Hill Property
Work continues toward the goal of a new library on the property the library owns in the Chapel Hill neighborhood. Site preparations will begin later this year. The future library site will soon be readily identifiable with signage and project information available.
Sno-Isle Libraries has secured $3.1 million in state grants, with the support of State Sen. John Lovick, to fund construction of the library. Those funds come with matching requirements, which the library district is committed to secure or provide. The library is actively pursuing the remaining funding needed.
Community Input
The Lake Stevens Library invites the community to the library to participate in a “conversation hearts” activity – express what it is that you love about the library. Further opportunities for conversations about what a new library will mean for the community, in order to determine the right library for Lake Stevens, will be active in the coming months.
Want to be kept up to date on these opportunities? Have an idea about the new library you’d like to share? Questions about the project? Email LakeStevensLibrary@sno-isle.org and visit sno-isle.org/futurelakestevenslibrary for updates.
Civic Center Campus
The library district acknowledges the value of the joint exploratory process that began in the fall of 2020 with the City of Lake Stevens and the Lake Stevens Sewer District to evaluate the feasibility of a Civic Center Campus. The work ahead in determining the design and details of the new library will build on the concepts developed as a part of this process, including the valuable community input already gathered. Sno-Isle Libraries remains interested in maintaining any cooperative elements of the civic center project that can be preserved and plans to begin construction this year in a way that is coordinated with the City's priorities.
