Updated: Sept. 25, 2020

Updated project name and City Engineering contact information

Madison Public Library is planning a new library and community facility at Reindahl Park. The proposed “Imagination Center at Reindahl Park” will not be an ordinary library. It will be a transformational space designed and directed by the northeast Madison community. The Imagination Center at Reindahl Park will be a place for the community to gather and learn. It will be a safe place for social interaction, civic engagement, and cultural expression. The center will focus on holistic health and expanding economic opportunities for library visitors.

City User Agency: Madison Public Library
Design and Planning: 2019-2021

1st Advertisement of Bid: TBD
Bid Due date, TBD
Construction Start date: TBD
Expected Completion: TBD

LEED Goals: LEED Silver Minimum

Soil borings were taken the first week of December to test the soil for its consistency, strength and durability for the future Reindahl Park Imagination Center:

After the borings are completed, the holes are filled:

Project History

March 03, 2020 Imagination Center at Reindahl Park Scoping Study

Visit the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park for additional project background.

Imagination Center at Reindahl Park in the News

From civic space to child care, east side residents envision possibilities for proposed Reindahl Imagination Center        

Nov. 19, 2019: City of Madison News
Soil Drilling, Testing to Begin in Reindahl Park

Oct. 17, 2019: The Cap Times
Ald. Samba Baldeh: Reindahl Park library would bring services to those with greatest needs

Oct. 08, 2019 Channel 15.com
Snakes and slides: How locals are imagining the Reindahl "Imagination Center"

Jun. 17, 2019: The Cap Times
Reindahl Imagination Center would be more than 'a library in a park'