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Redwood County

Redwood Falls Public Library

Exterior photograph of the Redwood Falls Public LibraryThe first Redwood Falls Public Library was built in 1904 with a $10,000 Andrew Carnegie Grant, built on the corner of Fourth and Jefferson. That building served Redwood Falls for 91 years. In 1995, a new structure was built at Chestnut and Lincoln, a

Library staff
Staff Picture Paige Ebner Angie McDougall, Donna Liebl, Jill Deinken, Connie Lechner, Wayne Junker (not pictured Levi Stoneberg)

14,150 square foot library built without tax dollars. The strong community response matched a donor’s $500,000 match and 1.8 million was raised, with the new library opening in January 1996. Currently a design plan is in place and $2.2 million raised for a 7,000 square foot, 3.2 million project.

The library hosts a large variety of events for the community, and visits top 60,000 yearly.

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