Kremmling's new library is fully funded, and a groundbreaking party is set

Grand County Library District saved for years so a larger Kremmling library can be built without a new tax, and neighbors are invited to the site on October 10.

Verified · Source: Sky-Hi NewsOct 5, 2026 · 1 min read

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Kremmling is getting a larger library, and the money is already set aside. Sky-Hi News published the news on October 5, 2026, in a column by Mary Ann Degginger, executive director of the Grand County Library District. The district bought 3.5 acres on March 18, 2026, at 12th Street and Jackson Avenue, close to schools and neighborhoods. Years of saving mean the building is fully funded without a new tax.

A volunteer panel helped sketch the plan in 2023: bigger adult and children's areas, a teen space, study rooms, a quiet room, and more than one place for programs. Clark & Enersen is designing it, Big Valley Construction will build it, and work is expected to start in February 2027. Before any of that, the district is throwing a community party and ceremonial groundbreaking at the site on Saturday, October 10, at 1:30 p.m.