Fitchburg Public Library - The OWL Capital Campaign

11/02/2026

🚧 A familiar place. A whole new experience.

Step inside the transformation of the Fitchburg Public Library, MA!
As renovations continue inside the existing Wallace Library, we're beginning to see how these familiar spaces are being reimagined to better serve our community.

From open gathering areas to spaces designed for learning, creativity, and connection, each step of the renovation brings us closer to a library that honors its history while embracing the future. 📚

There's still work ahead, but the transformation is becoming easier to imagine with every visit!

🦉 The Next Chapter Is Taking Shape.
Offering a World of Learning to All.

🔗 Learn more:
OWL Capital Campaign: bit.ly/owl-fpl
Leave a Legacy of Learning: bit.ly/owl-read
Building Project Updates: bit.ly/fpl-building-project

DA Sullivan & Sons, Inc.
Tappe Architects
Colliers Engineering & Design

10/30/2026

CAMPAIGN GOAL ACHIEVED! 🎉

We did it, Fitchburg! The OWL Capital Campaign has officially reached its $3.5 million goal!

Thanks to the generosity so many, we’re one GIANT step closer to welcoming everyone back to a transformed Fitchburg Public Library, MA in June 2027.

As OWL Campaign Co-Chair Sharon Bernard shared: “We are grateful to the individual, corporate, and foundation donors who have recognized the impact and promise of the Fitchburg Public Library building project and thank them for investing in the future of our community.”

Read the recently published Sentinel & Enterprise article here: https://bit.ly/4srSH5Z

Still want to be part of it? Our Legacy of Learning campaign is a chance to leave your mark on the new library with a personalized book spine on our lobby bookshelf. Visit bit.ly/owl-read to learn more.

10/28/2026

Join Fitchburg Youth Library for a fun Halloween-themed storytime with special guest Wallace the Owl, the library's new mascot!

Join us for a fun Halloween-themed storytime with special guest Wallace the Owl, the library's new mascot!

Children (and adults) are welcome to dress in costume! After storytime, we will go on a short parade through the library and trick or treat at each service desk. Children and families are also welcome to take pictures with the new mascot.

Please register to reserve your spot!

10/22/2026

🏗️ What we imagined is taking shape.

We've shared renderings of what the renovated and expanded Fitchburg Public Library, MA could become. Now, those renderings are coming to life.

The windows. The bricks. The doors. The new spaces.
The next chapter is taking shape.📚
🔗 Learn more:

OWL Capital Campaign: bit.ly/owl-fpl
Leave a Legacy of Learning: bit.ly/owl-read
Building Project Updates: bit.ly/fpl-building-project

DA Sullivan & Sons, Inc.
Tappe Architects
Colliers Engineering & Design

10/12/2026

📚 Seeing the vision come to life.

It was a pleasure to welcome some of our partners and supporters for a behind-the-scenes look at the progress of the Fitchburg Public Library, MA renovation and expansion!
Steve Adams I Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
Sarah Sogigian I Executive Director of the Massachusetts Library System
Rob Favini I OWL Capital Campaign Co-Chair
Deb Hinkle I FPL Director
Allen Rome I Project Donor
Sharon Bernard I OWL Capital Campaign Co-Chair

The walk through was a powerful reminder of the new opportunities to learn, gather, connect, create, and serve our community for generations to come.

We are grateful to the individuals, organizations, and community partners who have believed in this vision and helped move it forward.

The next chapter is taking shape. 🦉
🔗 Learn more:
OWL Capital Campaign: bit.ly/owl-fpl
Leave a Legacy of Learning: bit.ly/owl-read
Building Project Updates: bit.ly/fpl-building-project

DA Sullivan & Sons, Inc.
Tappe Architects
Colliers Engineering & Design

09/28/2026

🚧 More space. More possibilities.

Take a look inside the Fitchburg Public Library, MA expansion! What you see as open construction space today will soon be filled with books, learning, creativity, connection, and, most importantly, our community.

We’re getting closer every day.
📖 A New Chapter Begins Soon.
Offering a World of Learning to All.

🔗 Learn more:
OWL Capital Campaign: bit.ly/owl-fpl
Leave a Legacy of Learning: bit.ly/owl-read
Building Project Updates: bit.ly/fpl-building-project

DA Sullivan & Sons, Inc
Tappé Architects
Colliers Project Leaders

09/24/2026

IT’S NATIONAL PUNCTUATION DAY!

Today, we celebrate the tiny marks that keep our sentences from becoming complete chaos. So give your punctuation the respect it deserves. After all, sometimes a little mark can make a BIG difference.

09/23/2026

We can’t wait to welcome Wallace (and all of you!) when construction is complete!

09/14/2026

🚧 The progress is revealing what’s ahead.

As walls go up and spaces become more defined, it’s becoming easier to see what the future Fitchburg Public Library, MA will offer.

The project will thoughtfully renovate the existing Wallace Library while expanding the building to create spaces that more efficiently, effectively, and safely serve our community.

Spaces to gather and connect.
Spaces to read, study, and learn.
Spaces for programs, creativity, and collaboration.
Spaces designed to meet the changing needs of our community for years to come.

What once existed only in plans and renderings is now taking shape all around us—and every bit of progress brings us closer to seeing these spaces filled with the people they were designed for. 📚

📖 A New Chapter Begins Soon.
Offering a World of Learning to All.

🔗 Learn more:
OWL Capital Campaign: bit.ly/owl-fpl
Leave a Legacy of Learning: bit.ly/owl-read
Building Project Updates: bit.ly/fpl-building-project

DA Sullivan & Sons, Inc.
Tappe Architects
Colliers Project Leaders

09/09/2026

🏗️ Progress you can see—and a future getting closer every day.
With each new section of brick, each window, and every finishing detail, the transformation of the Public Library, MA is becoming easier to see.

There is still work ahead, but what was once shown only in plans and renderings is becoming a very real place—a library designed for learning, discovery, connection, and community.

And behind every bit of that progress are the skilled crews working each day to bring the vision to life. Thank you to everyone whose hard work continues to move this project forward.

Soon, these construction spaces will become community spaces, and we can’t wait to welcome you in. 📚🦉

A New Chapter Begins Soon.
Offering a World of Learning to All.

🔗 Learn more:
OWL Capital Campaign: bit.ly/owl-fpl
Leave a Legacy of Learning: bit.ly/owl-read
Building Project Updates: bit.ly/fpl-building-project

DA Sullivan & Sons, Inc
Tappé Architects
Colliers Project Leaders