The new library was designed to be interactive, involving, educational and entertaining.  Occupying over 32,000 sf and housing over 151,000 items, the new facility houses a diverse collection of business, recreational and reference materials, all illuminated with stack lighting. 

 

Vibrant wall and floor colors converge in all areas.  Handcrafted heat-treated copper forms and a patterned layout of multi-colored laminated glass energize the space.  The serpentine motif and soft undulating curves reflected in the ceiling, walls, program spaces, signage, furniture and lighting in three-dimensional form are mirrored in their two-dimensional equivalent in the floor. Similar shapes, forms and seating continue in an exterior program space which creates a setting for quiet outdoor reading or storytelling.

 

The new library features group and quiet study rooms equipped with data, cable TV, satellite broadcast and video conferencing; a 17-workstation computer training lab; a children’s story time and puppet stage; a children’s craft room; a “cool” teen hang-out with books, computers, music and multi-media applications; and a special collections room featuring a fireplace.

 

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