EVERETT — In front of the demolished Patty’s Eggnest, an excavator lifts wood planks into a shredder, which separates metal objects and spits out clean wood. When the debris is clear, construction will begin on a new library in South Everett’s Mariner neighborhood.

On Tuesday, Eric Howard, executive director of Sno-Isle Libraries, walked through the construction site alongside Sno-Isle staff and State Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds.

The new library will meet community interests in continual learning and gathering spaces, Howard said.

“What we’re really seeking is to provide all of the resources that a community like this deserves, so larger conference rooms, larger meeting spaces and larger collections,” he said

Located on the northeast corner of 4th Avenue West and 128th Street South Wes

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