![]() ![]() Circulation and information services will both be found at the big new front desk, instead of separate stations. Simplification and de-cluttering are key goals of the project. Inside the front doors, a large, curved desk big enough for an airline check-in will suck patrons deeper into the library. The most dramatic part of the transformation will greet visitors right away. ![]() The project was paid for by CADL reserve funds and donations from Friends of the Libraries organizations. The makeover is a big step in the library’s 21st-century pivot from a maze of bookshelves to a flexible hub of information and social activity. The renovation simplifies and opens up the interior, adds more places to sit and generally spiffs up the 1964 “Mad Men”-era interior of the glittering white rectangle at 401 S. Gute is the project architect for the $670,000 makeover of the library’s first and second floors that will be unveiled in a series of events this month. His next job was to color in the whole library. “My kids are too old and too cool to color with me anymore,” he explained.Īlso, he needed the practice. ![]()
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