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Your place to learn, grow, and connect.

Howard County's new Central Library at the Lakefront represents an historic opportunity to create a vibrant community anchor in the heart of the County, where everyone can learn, grow, and connect. This is more than a new building; it’s a bold investment in Howard County’s future, honoring Columbia’s original vision of inclusion and innovation.

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1M+

Visitors Annually

1,163

Local Jobs

400-500%

Return on Investment

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"The best public spaces should be for the community. The opportunity to move the new Central Library to the Lakefront provides those spaces. [It] will uplift and inspire, connect people with nature, and connect people with each other."

Tonya Aikens, President & CEO

Howard County Library System

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"A library is a cathedral for learning – it should be welcoming, beautiful, comfortable, inclusive and also feel calm and alive as a place of thinking and discovery."

Howard County Community Survey Respondent

LAKESIDE LIBRARY

Spotlight

Year Completed:

2035

Client:

Spark Services Developers

Market:

Commercial

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