Designing a new library building The library hosted design meetings from 2006 through 2009. A team of USKH designers, led by Matt Prouty and Gary Pohl, presented final plans based on the feedback received at previous design discussions. A few refinements to these plans were made, and the final design submitted to the fire marshall for approval this spring.
The library board was originally asked by the community to work on a design that would make the library building a community center. The librarians settled down for some serious thought and consideration of what our ideal, full-featured new library would incorporate, and came up with a rough list of nifty ideas (below). Gary Pohl of Wildland Design and interns at USKH created three draft plans, which were refined into one plan. The drafts were discussed at an October 2007 meeting and some basic features decided on. Further refinement of the plans For examples and resources on green libraries (what we hope to build), please visit the Green Libraries Directory. Actual designwork is mostly complete; now we need to organize the construction—and fund it. We need a construction team to organize our permitting, contracting, and design work. This includes a contractor or construction manager, a mechanical engineer, and an electrical engineer or master electrician. Please contact the librarians if you would like to help with this. Thanks! The planning meetings and design presentations: 8/12/09, 1/18/09, 11/2/08, 10/21/07 7/7/07, 12/9/06, 8/27/06, 8/6/06, and 6/16/06. The list below was our initial grab bag of ideas that we hoped to incorporate into the library's design. These were consolidated over time into something more affordable. Design features
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