The renovation will:

• Deliver flexible space that accommodates different groups at different times of the day.
• Relocate the Children's Library out of the basement providing open sight lines, natural light, appropriate height shelving, and interactive spaces for children and caregivers.
• Provide an enhanced Teen Library with dedicated collections, resources, and librarian support.
• Transform the current media lab into a creative space focused on collaboration, exploration, and sparking the imagination for patrons of all ages.
• Retain the reserve and quiet of the historic areas and progressively become active as the patron moves past the historic Rotunda to a flexible marketplace space equipped with shelving for new and high-interest items, self-check kiosks, self-serve holds pickup, and scattered conversation areas.
• Refurbish the Reed Room with flexible furniture, technology, and storage to enhance its use as a meeting space.
• Enhance the Kasian Room with a blend of flexible furniture, writable surfaces, technology, and attached storage for programs, classes, and tutoring spaces.
• Refurbish the quiet reading room on the first floor with flexible period-appropriate furniture that replaces the current unwieldy and inflexible furniture continuing its tradition as a quiet reading room. The new furniture will enable the layout of the space to flex/adjust for small readings and author events.
• House the adult print collection on appropriate height shelving and intersperse seating and tables for quiet study.
• Refurbish the original lobby with flexible seating to encourage community engagement and conversation.
• Install hearing loops in the meeting spaces.
• Deliver contactless self-service check options and sufficient internet bandwidth.
• Evaluate and include when practical sustainability features.
• Be undertaken with an awareness of other services and options in the community to avoid replication of services. The renovation does not include an auditorium, catering kitchen, reception spaces, or performance stage.

Interior Accessibility

The renovation will deliver a fully ADA compliant facility, addressing the Library’s current ADA issues with the elevator, restrooms, walkways, doorways, staircases, aisle widths, seating, service desks, shelving heights, outdoor space access points. Design elements will be responsive to individuals with physical and mental challenges and differences.