Madison Central Library Project Proposals Reviewed

Two proposals for a new Madison Central Library, one a stand-alone building costing about $80 million and the other a mixed-use project estimated at $46.5 million, were presented at the city's Library Board meeting January 8. The Board still must determined how to fund the project to replace the current library at 201 West Mifflin Street, just off the Capitol Square. The proposals were outlined in recent news stories in The Capital Times and the Wisconsin State Journal.