(LaPorte, IN) - The library in La Porte is getting ready to expand.

The expansion will occur inside a historic building across the street from the library

on Indiana Ave.

 

The structure known as the “Old Telephone Building” was donated to the library

five years ago.

 

An area of the existing library now used by people of all ages for things like 3D printing

will be relocated to the new site, said Fonda Owens, director of the LaPorte County Public Library.

The new facility will also include additional meeting space.

 

Owens says surplus dollars are being used to pay for the over $2 million project without having

to raise taxes.

 

Owens is hoping a renovation of the two-story brick building will start in the spring.