Future Libraries News and Updates

• 9/16/2024 - Sunriver Library Grand Opening Celebration: New Date, 9/28
• 9/11/2024 - Sunriver Library Grand Opening Celebration to Be Rescheduled
• 9/4/2024 - Sunriver Library to Host Grand Opening Celebration Sept. 14
• 8/16/2024 - Sunriver Library to Reopen to the Public August 20
• 5/21/2024 - Deschutes Public Library Breaks Ground on Central Library at Stevens Ranch
• 1/22/2024 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - Downtown Bend Library CMGC Services
• 12/11/2023 - Oregon Artist Kristy Kún to Install Large-Scale Fiber Art in Sisters Library
• 10/18/2023 - Sisters Library to Host Grand-Opening Celebration
• 10/2/2023 - La Pine Library to Host Grand Opening Celebration
• 6/7/2023 - Temporary La Pine Library Closes Due to Damage Following Car Crash
• 6/7/2023 - Library Awarded $1M Grant for Construction of Solar Photovoltaic System
• 5/18/2023 - Deschutes Public Library Seeks Art for New and Renovated Libraries
• 3/21/2023 - La Pine Library Temp Space Now Open
• 3/11/2023 - Local Leaders, Community Members Celebrate New Redmond Library with Groundbreaking Ceremony
• 3/10/2023 - Library Unveils Renderings for the New Central Library at Central Library at Stevens Ranch
• 3/3/2023 - Breaking Ground for the New Redmond Library
• 2/7/2023 - Deschutes Public Library District - Public notice of interstate cooperative procurement Spacesaver Specialists, Inc.
• 2/7/2023 - Deschutes Public Library District - Public notice of interstate cooperative procurement
• 2/7/2023 - Notice of Intent to Negotiate with Highest Ranked Finalist RFP #22-23/14 DPL Design Assist Service for Bond-Funded Early Learning Program Furniture and Fixtures
• 2/2/2023 - Notice of Intent to Negotiate with Highest Ranked Finalist Request for Proposal (RFP) #22-23/15 for Library Shelving Millwork Proposal ORS279B in Support of Bond-Funded Construction Projects
• 2/1/2023 - Construction Begins on New Redmond Library
• 1/31/2023 - Notice of Intent to Negotiate with Highest Ranked Finalist Request for Proposal (RFP) #22-23/16 for Ancillary Library Furniture Procurement, Delivery and Installation Proposal ORS279B in Support of Bond- Funded Construction Projects
• 1/18/2023 - Remodeling Begins at the La Pine Library in late January; Temporary La Pine Library to Open in Late February
• 1/13/2023 - Temporary Redmond and Sisters Libraries to Open January 23 and 24; Construction and Remodeling to Follow
• 1/3/2023 - Temporary Sisters Library Location Arrives—on Wheels!
• 10/12/2022 - Deschutes Public Library Takes Next Steps in Purchasing Property for Site of New Library in Southeast Bend
• 6/30/2022 - Library Board Enters Tentative Agreement on Future Central Library Land
• 3/3/2022 - Deschutes Public Library Invites Community to Help Envision the Future of Their Libraries
• 1/12/2022 - Deschutes Public Library Announces Selection of SunWest Builders as General Contractor for Library Renovations
• 11/4/2021 - Deschutes Public Library Selects Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company as General Contractor for Bond-funded Construction Projects
• 7/22/2021 - Construction Manager / General Contractor (CM/GC) Services Information Session
• 7/15/2021 - Library Announces Selection of Architects The Miller Hull Partnership and Steele Associates to Design Bond-funded Construction Projects
• 7/15/2021 - Architectural Services RFP - Notice of Intent to Negotiate with the Highest Ranked Finalist
• 6/21/2021 - Building for the Future
• 3/30/2021 - Deschutes Public Library Takes Next Step in Building and Renovating Libraries
• 2/10/2021 - Notice of Intent to Award Contract – Owners Representative Services
• 11/4/2020 - Voters Support Deschutes Public Library Bond Measure