Love Your Library – A new library for Missoula.

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(re)Making history

Missoula's central library was built in 1974.

Nixon was president. Woodward and Bernstein, Rose Kennedy, and Peter Benchley’s Jaws were on the New York Times bestseller list. Personal computer use was a sci-fi fantasy. Missoula County’s population was 62,000. Today, your public library operates in a building that was not designed for Montana's demographic shifts, the evolving role of public libraries in our culture, or the 21st century needs of this community.

Community support

“A generous spirit of equality is at the heart of today’s library – whether it’s getting the classics in the hands of a booklover, or helping a laid-off worker navigate the job search. More than ever, we depend on this institution to give everyone in Missoula County ample opportunities to learn, play, make and teach.”

Ty Robinson

“When I was dreaming of starting a business, I began the journey at Missoula Public Library. That business is now Mamalode, which began as a local parenting magazine and is now read all around the world. The library is, to me, where dreams become real. With a new library we can send a message to everyone — from poor underserved kids like I once was, to growing thriving businesses like I am now — that Missoula believes in universal opportunity.”

Elke Govertsen

Mamalode, Founder

“The Missoula Public Library is a significant contributor to the quality of life and economy of Downtown Missoula. We recognize the need for expanded space and services, and we are proud that MPL leadership and the Missoula County Commission have made the choice to keep the library in Downtown Missoula. The new Library will be a place of pride for our community.”

Missoula Downtown Association

So many reasons to #LOVEYOURLIBRARY. Share your love, donate today. Project budget: $37,773,508. Sources: bond $30,237,155, capital campaign $6,220,443; library and partners $1,315,910. (Bond funding does not go towards nonprofit partner space.)

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