Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
Monticello Library @ 22435 W. 66th St., Shawnee (pictured here)
- Opening: planned 3rd quarter 2018
- Total project cost: $18.1 million
- Monticello Library “sealed the envelope,” as they say in the construction trade, as winter set in. Once the exterior of the building is closed up, work begins in earnest to finish the interiors and to make the building systems operational while librarians are assembling the collection. By spring 2018, the building’s interior surfaces will be the bright, modern colors and textures seen in the Monticello fly-through video.
Lenexa City Center Library @ 8778 Penrose Lane, Lenexa
- Opening: planned mid-2019
- Total project cost: $21.1 million
- The Board of County Commissioners and the Library’s Board of Directors broke ground for Lenexa City Center Library on Nov. 28, 2017. This stunning new facility comprises approximately 40,000 square feet on two levels. This will double the size and replace the existing Lackman Library. The dynamic open floor plan at Lenexa City Center Library will permit rearrangement when needed, as the Library’s service population grows and changes.
Blue Valley Library @ 9000 W. 151st St., Overland Park
- Schedule and project budget in process
- The September 2017 Blue Valley Library public input process received responses from more than 2,000 residents. Neighbors and Library users offered their views on placement of the Library on the site, number of stories and various parking solutions. The input received is informing the ongoing Library and City of Overland Park study for this important Library project scheduled for 2022.