NEWS: Williamsburg and James City County Proceed with Separate Library Projects

York County ‘exploring options’ while James City goes it alone and Williamsburg seeks feedback

Over the next few weeks, Williamsburg plans to solicit public feedback about plans to replace the current downtown library on Scotland St. with a new facility in the same vicinity. (George Arbogust, Williamsburg Independent)

Though final details about approved budgets across the region are yet to be released, at least one likely outcome of recent votes is the construction of several new libraries, funded and built separately by Williamsburg and James City County. Meanwhile, York County states that it is considering other options besides contributing to the new library in Williamsburg. Currently, the three jurisdictions cooperate to fund and run a joint library system. Anticipated funding from each location towards operating costs in Fiscal Year 2026 is $1.1M from Williamsburg, $6.3M from James City County and $890K from York County.