La Pine Library Temp Space Now Open

Posted By:  Tina Walker Davis
Date Posted:  3/21/2023

Deschutes County as a whole has grown by leaps and bounds in the last 20 years, and La Pine is no exception. The La Pine area was home to roughly 1,000 people when the La Pine Library first opened its doors in 2000. Today, the incorporated city has more than 2,500 people—and the La Pine Library is undergoing an extensive remodeling and updating project that will serve this burgeoning area well into the future.

The updated La Pine Library will feature bright and open spaces that welcome the community with more flexible meeting and tutoring rooms, an enhanced children’s discovery space, a cozy fireplace and reading area, and a large community gathering space. Work began in January of this year, and the library is expected to re-open to the public later this fall.

While work continues on the La Pine Library, a temporary library space is now open just across the parking lot in the John C. Johnson building (16405-B 1st Street). The temporary library officially opens on Tuesday, March 21; its hours will be Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. The temporary space enables customers to drop off materials and pick-up holds, browse a limited selection of titles for all ages, and use public computers and a printer.

To learn more about the work happening at the La Pine Library, visit dpl.pub/futurelapine.