New Photography of the recently opened howard Lake library

As Minnesota’s first Net Zero library, the 7,000-square-foot public facility is located in the city’s newly created Central Park, and replaces the two-story building located a few blocks away where the library has operated since 1979.

The project’s design and construction comply with Minnesota’s statewide B3 Sustainability Building Guidelines, which encompass site, water, energy, indoor environmental quality, materials, and construction. Its completion marks a truly watershed moment for the state of Minnesota and the many partners on the project dedicated to bringing to the Howard Lake community the highest-quality, most energy-efficient public library, which will serve as a center for education, programming, and socializing for decades to come.