Christiansburg Library Renovations

Total Project Cost: $9.5M

Project Status: Continuing

Project Description

The renovation and expansion of Christiansburg Library will increase square footage from 15,100 to 31,954 and provide a modern, flexible platform for library service to residents of Christiansburg and the surrounding communities. The current 37-year-old facility is no longer adequate and its systems are dated and frequently fail. The new Christiansburg Library will provide a durable, modern building which will be a community resource and an anchor for activity, education, and culture in the downtown Christiansburg area.

Christiansburg Library serves as the primary library for Christiansburg as well as the Riner and Pilot communities. The service area population of Christiansburg is 37,424 (Census 2020). Christiansburg Library also houses Montgomery Floyd Regional Library’s administrative and technical services operations. From 2015 – 2019, Christiansburg served an average of 124,905 visitors annually with 201,721 items loaned.

A renovated facility will accommodate growth in demand and population, emerging library services such as maker and robotics labs, children’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) area, media lab, a computer classroom, and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) materials management; it would also meet patron’s current expectations for public internet access, study spaces, community meeting spaces, teen services, children’s programming, excellent library collections, and high-quality in person service.

Funding Sources

• Cash-to-Capital – $9.5M

• Annual maintenance costs will be supported by the general fund.