 Having outgrown its building, plans were made beginning in 2005 to replace it with a new facility.The library closed on March 8, 2014, and reopened at a temporary location behind the Laurel Municipal Center on March 31, 2014, to allow for construction.After nearly a year of delay, construction of the $14 million project was to begin in October/November 2014 with a grand opening in early 2016.