Opened: April 19, 2000
Overview
- Rain garden
- Covered entry walkway mirroring historic rail platforms echoes Auburn's history as an early 20th century railway hub
- Designed by Olson Sundberg and Schacht/Aslani Architects (remodel)
- 20,000 square feet
History
- 1904: Auburn's first library operates from a drug store's back room
- 1914: Completion of a new library at 3rd and Auburn Avenue, funded by a $9,000 Carnegie Corporation grant
- 1964: Dedication of a new 12,000-square-foot building at 9th and H Street SE
- 1997: Approval of KCLS annexation and funding of a new 15,000-square-foot building in Les Gove Park
- 1998: KCLS annexation
- 1999: Groundbreaking of the new Auburn Library
- 2000: Opening at Les Gove Park
- 2012: Completion of Capital Bond expansion project
- 2012: Reopening of the 20,000-square-foot expanded library, attended by more than 250 people
Friends of the Auburn Library
- Dues: $5
- Book Sales: Ongoing sale in library.
