Branching Out, June 2015
Activity at the Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL), Annapolis, MD, started with renovations to the 20,500 square foot Severna Park Community Library earlier this year. The Gant Brunnett...
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Branching Out | Library by Design, Spring 2015
Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, Palo Alto, CA SOUTH The new Northside Branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Charlottesville, VA, opened on March 16. The 30,000 square foot,...
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Librarians’ Picks | Library by Design, Spring 2015
New construction/renovations offer the opportunity to try new ideas in furnishings and design. Here are a few that delighted staff and users alike Booth Duty Teens who come to Howard County Library...
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Officials of Gwinnett County and the City of Lilburn, GA, broke ground on June 9 for a combined Lilburn City Hall and branch library, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. The 47,940 square foot...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Academic Library Data
For the Year in Architecture 2015, Library Journal solicited information from academic libraries nationwide that had undergone new builds and renovation/addition projects completed between July 1,...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Out-Front & Open Design
The Felician College Libraries Education Commons, Rutherford, NJ, is the renovated former Fairleigh Dickinson University Messler Library. CREDITS: Arcari + Iovino, architects; Roy Groething, photo. A...
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Year in Architecture 2015: …Sit Right Down
The current rehab to the Waukegan Public Library, IL, added classrooms and collaborative study spaces to meet the demands of its constituency. To keep costs down, the project incorporated discarded...
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Year in Architecture 2015: A Fitting Tribute
Functional yet representative of the local community, the Riverside Library and Cultural Center, High Plains Library District, Evans, CO, on the site of a former school, fits within its historic...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Benchmarks
The Central & Unser Library, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Public Library, NM, “created a benchmark for contemporary library design responsive to specific neighborhood needs while establishing a...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Boston Meets Brooklyn
Phase I of the renovation of the Johnson Building, Central Library, Boston Public Library, updated the children’s library and the tween corner, opened a distinctive teen space, and refreshed the adult...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Shine the Light
The Arapahoe Library District’s brand new 10,000 square foot Sheridan Library, Denver, incorporates skylights for natural light, a high-tech roofing system, and a “grab bag” of recycled flooring....
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Year in Architecture 2015: Vaulted Learning Environments
The new Syracuse University School of Law Library, NY, is open 24-7 to students and faculty. Its wood-paneled Reading Room gets light from two sides owing to a sky-lit central atrium. CREDITS: Gluckman...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Elbowroom & More
The $19.5M project at the Ames Public Library, IA, turned a portion of the ground floor into space for children’s activities, which includes the “little theater,” and the teen zone. CREDITS: MSR...
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Year in Architecture 2015: Working in Harmony
The 123 triumphant academic and public library construction projects that we’re highlighting are large and small, dear and frugal, cautiously attentive to historic character and wildly beyond what...
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The Hibbing Public Library, MN, hosted an open house in late October for its $225,000 renovation, according to the Mesabi Daily News. In addition to asbestos abatement, added to the project once...
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The Blythewood Branch of the Richland Library, Columbia, SC, is about to embark on a major construction project, and residents got a sneak peek on February 4. The 4,000 square foot 1992 facility will...
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Branching Out, April 2016
Christa McAuliffe Branch The Canton Branch of the Enoch Pratt Public Library, Baltimore, reopened on February 12 after a four-year closure. The 7,510 square foot library has a newly redesigned floor...
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Branching Out, May 2016
James Branch Cabell Library, 2016 On March 12, the Long Beach Public Library, CA, held a topping off ceremony for its newest branch, the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. Originally the site of the...
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Branching Out, June 2016
The Beatrice Public Library, NE, renovation is finally complete, having begun nearly two years ago. The $1.3 million project focused on reinventing the mostly unused lower level, which included the...
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Branching Out, July 2016
Alpine Library Photo courtesy of San Diego County Library A new library opened in San Diego County in May. The 12,700 square foot Alpine Library, four times larger than its predecessor, is the first...
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