Library board tours new site at LaCrosse

Whitman County Library’s Board of Trustees visited the library’s future space in the LaCrosse Market building Tuesday night.

Board members were given a tour by members of the LaCrosse Community Pride group, which is spearheading efforts to turn the former grocery store into a multi-use grocery, library and community center.

“When I first heard about the project, I really thought it could go, And man you guys have taken it and really gone,” Library Board Member John Kehne of Colfax told the Community Pride members. “

The new LaCrosse library branch will occupy a portion of the 7,000-square foot...