This project provides for the design and construction of a library located in Clarksburg, as outlined in the Clarksburg Master Plan, and appropriate to the needs of the community.

Design development began in FY25, and construction will start in FY28.

Projects costs are updated to reflect additional site work required at the Maryland Route 355 and Stringtown Road site, parking, Clarksridge Road extension, additional Department of Transportation requirements for Stringtown Road, and Historic Preservation Commission changes that delayed the project.

The department's Strategic Facilities Plan (1998 - 2003) recognized the need for library services in the Clarksburg area, including a needs assessment completed in 2001. The department confirms that the Clarksburg area continues to meet the criteria for a new facility, as outlined in the department's Facilities Plan 2013-2016. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission estimates the Clarksburg population will increase from 29,200 in 2020 to 38,000 by 2050. The closest library is the Germantown branch, which opened in 2007. The library will serve as the community connection hub to ideas, learning, and the exchange of information. It will improve the community through facilitating knowledge creation, informing the community, and inspiring lifelong learning and collaboration.

The Department of General Services and Montgomery County Public Libraries are exploring the incorporation of the Day House into the programmatic needs of Montgomery County Public Libraries. The project already includes some site improvements to the Day House property to promote physical connectivity to the new library. The departments will continue to explore programmatic connections.

Dedication of a 1.1 acre site was approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board on July 23, 2015, as part of the developer Third Try, LLC's design for the site plan for the unbuilt portions of the Clarksburg Town Center on the east and west sides of the development. Associated parking was to be provided by the developer. Funding provided in an FY24 supplemental for evaluation and purchase of an alternate site at the corner of MD 355 and Stringtown Road in Clarksburg. FY24 supplemental provided GO Bonds for the amount of $3,624,000 and acceleration of FY25 appropriation in the amount of $3,206,000 to sign design contract. FY24 funding switch of recordation tax premium for GO Bonds in the amount of $3,201,000 due to FY24 actuals upload. FY26 transfer of $180,000 in GO Bonds from Clarksburg Library (P710500) to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Compliance (P361107). Receipt of FY26 State aid in the amount of $20,000. Funding switch from GO Bonds to Recordation Tax Premium due to the upload of FY25 actuals. Added State aid of $1,000,000 in FY28 and $1,000,000 in FY29.

A pedestrian impact analysis will be performed during design or is in progress. The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.

Department of General Services, Department of Public Libraries, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions, Department of Permitting Services, WSSC Water, Clarksburg Town Center Development District, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Transportation, and Potomac Edison. Special Capital Projects Legislation (Bill No. 14-25E) was adopted by the County Council on June 17, 2025.