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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.

1M+
Visitors Annually
1,163
Local Jobs
400-500%
Return on Investment

"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

"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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