Imagination Center at Reindahl Park
Last Updated: 03/05/2021
Updated: March 05, 2021
Project History
March 03, 2021 File #63945
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a competitively selected, two-step contract for Purchase of Services (Architect) with Joseph Lee & Associates, LLC to provide professional architectural and engineering design services and construction administration services for the design and construction of the Reindahl Imagination Center/Library
New Library and Community Facility
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, 2021 File #63945
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a competitively selected, two-step contract for Purchase of Services (Architect) with Joseph Lee & Associates, LLC to provide professional architectural and engineering design services and construction administration services for the design and construction of the Reindahl Imagination Center/Library
March 03, 2020 Imagination Center at Reindahl Park Scoping Study
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Visit the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park for additional project background.
Imagination Center at Reindahl Park in the News
Mar. 04, 2020: The Cap Times
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'