Nampa Idaho's $23,000,000 Library Square Project Begins Construction in May

Office of Economic Development, .City of Nampa, Idaho

Library Square will come to life soon in Nampa. (Idaho Statesman, 3/6/2013)

The 60,000-square-foot multiuse development includes

• New public library
• 3-story parking garage
• office and retail space
• Public plaza with water feature, landscaping, public art and seating

Nampa Public Library timeline

1900.  The determined women of Nampa, Idaho.   The Woman’s Century Club organized in Nampa with a goal of establishing a library.

1904. Nampa City Council voted to budget tax funds to help support a public library.

1907.  Library service begins.

1908 Nampa’s Carnegie building opened in March, the result of funding received through the Carnegie Foundation by the Women's Century Club.

1966.  The Library moved into the 1919 First Security Bank building, which was deeded to the city.  (Pictured above)

1984-85.  The Library doubles in size with an expansion into the former E. H. Dewey Department Store.

Photo credit:  Wikimedia Commons

Planning study for the Nampa Public Library.  Final draft:  March 29, 2012.