Friends of the Library dug deep for new building

They say good friends are hard to find.

But for those associated through the years with La Conner Regional Library, that hasn’t been the case at all.

Quite the opposite, it turns out.

Ground was broken last week for a long-sought new building. That moment has benefited greatly from a sizeable volunteer group considered friends in both deed and name.

Since its inception in the late 1980s, the Friends of the Library has actively participated in a wide range of key fundraising activities while its members made significant donations in support of establishing a larger library with expanded service...