Sno-Isle Libraries crafting 2016-25 facilities plan

Sno-Isle Libraries is working on a facilities plan to guide it over the next decade, assessing which libraries are too small for their service areas.

The tax-supported library district serves nearly 700,000 residents in Snohomish and Island counties with 21 libraries.

"About a third of our libraries are undersized for their service areas. The need for new buildings is already being discussed in cities such as Lake Stevens and Mill Creek,GÇ¥ said Director of Facilities Jeanne Crisp in a news release. "In other places, remodels or additions might be desirable. And some libraries are so new that we don't anticipate any changes in the next 10 years.GÇ¥

Consulting firm Margaret Sullivan Studio of New York is taking "a big-picture, futuristic look at library facilitiesGÇ¥ for the 2016-25 facilities plan, according to a library district news release, and will provide its findings in September.

That report will be used by a second company, EnviroIssues of Seattle, to create the final facilities plan with Sno-Isle Libraries staff, which will be presented to the libraries board in March.

Find updates on the facilities project at sno-isle.org/facplan.