On Feb. 7, Lakeway City Council authorized the issuance of bonds to build a new Lake Travis library facility.

The council vote that happened during a special session is expected to allow construction to start on the library next month. Lake Travis Library Director Morgan McMillian said construction is expected to take 245 days and be finished by the end of the year.

McMillian said the new library, which will total $2.19 million, is necessary to serve its growing number of patrons. The 11,000-square-foot library in Lakeway's Tuscan Village will serve almost 21,000 people in the Lake Travis area and have more chairs and tables, a bigger teen section and more space for special programming than the current 3,330-square-foot library at 2300 Lohmans Spur.

"We really need to have this better facility to serve our patrons," McMillian said.

Voters last year approved of $1.25 million in bonds to help fund the new library. The library district has been holding a fundraising campaign and collecting sales tax revenue to help round out the library's funding.

Lakeway City Council approved a resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement between the city and the Lake Travis Community Library District. Under the agreement, the library district will make all bond payments.