Library Buildings around the World

The Town Board approved the library subdivision on May 9, 2001. We selected Beatty, Harvey & Associates as architects, and
Paceline Construction Corporation as our construction management firm to work on the plans and eventual construction. Sunday,
October 21 marked the official groundbreaking ceremony of the new 36,000 square foot Haverstraw King's Daughters Library.
Friends, staff and community enjoyed the beautiful weather and eagerly listened to speeches of hope and the reality of the new
undertaking. The grand opening of HKDPL's new branch at the Rosman Center at Garnerville was held on May 18, 2003. This new
library became the Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library's new main branch featuring state-of-the-art check-in and checkout
equipment, countless public computers, rooms for programs, tutors, quiet study, gallery, and more space to house the growing
needs of our community. (http://www.hkdpl.org)
Friends Academy Kumar-Wang Library, Locust Valley, NY – USA 2000
Awards:
AIA Archi Commendation Award
Located at a private school on Long Island´s north shore this new building is a state of the art facility housing Friends Academy´s
main library as well as serving as a technology center for research and education. Incorporating 24.000 sqf. of space, the new
building is three stories (plus a mezzanine) and was designed to a compliment to the traditional architecture of the campus. In
addition to planning and designing the new building BHC designed the interiors, including all furniture and casework. (BHC)
Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY – USA 2000
Awards:
AIA Archi Commendation Award
The skillful design of this 22.000 sqf. building, which blends the needs of the library with the concerns of the community, was able to
overcome community opposition that had led to the failure of a previous design. The new facility replaced an older building that the
library had outgrown. (BHC)
Suffern Free Library, Suffern, NY – USA 1999
Awards:
AIA Archi Award
Using salvaged historic stone walls and stained glass from the privious building on the site, the design of the 38.000 sqf. Suffern Free
Library harmoniously incorporates the historic architecture of the town and the style of the neighboring Tagaste Monastery with
newer features and technology. (BHC)
Beck Associates Architects, Oklahoma City, Ok – Tulsa, OK – USA
http://www.beckdesign.com
Libraries:
Downtown Oklahoma City College Consortium, Ronald J. Norick Library / Learning Center, Oklahoma
City, OK – USA 2004
114.000 sqf., $ 18.000.000
The new Ronald J. Norick Library/Learning Center serves the downtown Oklahoma City workforce as a business information
center and the inner-city neighborhoods as a community library. Visitors stepping into the first floor arrive in the four-story atrium,
which is a primary focal point for the interior and fills the space with natural daylight. The first and second house the library
collections, along with a special Oklahoma History Collection; the Children’s Library, created from a children’s design charette;
and a cantilevered reading room with views to city hall and the new downtown art museum. The first-floor atrium has open seating
for the “mini” cyber cafe. Rotating art exhibits can be displayed in the glass-enclosed art gallery on the first floor. The 114,000square-foot
facility houses the library administration staff, the Downtown College Consortium and public multiuse space. The
fourth-floor learning center, the Downtown College Consortium, serves students at four universities. It also houses the Forum Room,
which can be used for theatrical performances and seminars. Classroom space for the Downtown College Consortium, and other
area colleges and universities offering MBA or other college courses, also is on this floor. ( http://schooldesigns.com )
Gallin Beeler Design Studio, Tarrytown NY
http://sb-ds.com
Raymond Beeler Architect PC, Pelham, NY – USA
http://www.beelerarchitects.com
Libraries:
Syosset Public Library, Syosset, NY – USA 2007
$ 13.000.000
Awards:
2007 AIA Westchester / Mid-Hutson Chapter Design Awards: First Honor Award for Recognition of Architecture Excellence – The
Syosset Public Library Expansion
2007 AIA Long Island Chapter Design Awards: First Honor “Archi” Award for Recognition of Architectural Excellence - The
Syosset Public Library Expansion
Space for the addition for this Long Island library was limited by a tight site and the need to retain as much existing parking as
possible. The addition extends behind, as well as up and over the top of the existing one-and-a-half story structure. The expansion
houses a 150-seat tiered auditorium, a cozy reading area with fireplace, quiet study rooms, public-access computers, new
stack/seating areas, and a double-height gallery space connecting new and old. The architects specified materials that complement
the existing 1960s structure: brick, metal panels, and a glazed curtain wall. The jury commended the planning for the addition and
extensive alteration, in which all of the mechanical equipment is hidden in an interstitial space between the new and existing
structures, as well as the nicely resolved detailing of the exterior. Jury members also praised the reuse and transformation of an
existing modern structure to create a unified whole. (http://info.aia.org)
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