Holmen’s $4.3 million library nearly complete

A year after construction began, opening date set for Sept. 

The $4.3 million library in the Village of Holmen is almost complete.

Opening date is set for Sept. 11, about a year after construction began.

The new facility will be a vast improvement on the old.

“We’re not just a place to come and check out books,” library manager Deen Layland said. “It’s a gathering facility. We’ll have a fireplace.

“We’ve always had a book group that met off site. Maybe now we’ll actually have a chance to meet at the library.”

There are just a a few minor finishing touches like furniture and carpeting left for the nearly 18,000-square-foot building.