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Imagine a new library for Grant County:

  • A space to learn, a place to connect with neighbors.

  • Meeting rooms to attend workshops or talks by authors.

  • A quiet place to read and reflect.

  • Spaces accessible to all physical abilities, from the parking lot to the entrance to the aisles.

  • Resources and facilities that new residents seek out when raising families and working remotely.

  • A new location in downtown John Day, adjacent to parks, community services and a museum

“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.”

 —Neil Gaiman, Author

Design proposal #1

Grant County is on our way to a new library.

Beginning in 2009, a collaborative and engaging process has been gaining traction and completing necessary groundwork for bringing a new library to John Day. This work includes:

Design proposal #2

  • Feasibility study, including a funding plan

  • Purchase of property (Blue Mountain Junior High)

  • Abatement of hazardous materials in building

  • Sale of east half of property (including main school building)

  • Preliminary design plan

  • Public process and involvement in planning

  • Ongoing fundraising events

  • Ongoing community communications

  • Land exchange with city increases lot size and removes floodplain concerns

Community excitement and support is growing with the goal of  building our new library over the next 5-10 years.

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