Library Buildings around the World

We value collegiality and working together as a team. Our collaborations within the library, the larger Wake Forest community, and
the field of librarianship help us reach higher levels of service, innovation, and impact on the campus and the profession.
Welcoming and Inclusive Place
We value the library as a place where everyone is welcome. We provide places where students, faculty and staff can gather and meet
across disciplines. We provide spaces for the WFU community to host events and programs that engage and enrich the intellectual
and cultural lives of the community.
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library values: A Mission Focused on Success
We value progress and achievement in the Wake Forest community, and pledge to do all that we can to help our students, faculty
and staff succeed. We celebrate success as a way to recognize quality work and to showcase and demonstrate the highest levels to
which we all aspire.
Unparalleled Service
We value our community and seek to continually improve upon our role as information experts.
We value partnerships with faculty and staff across campus to enhance the University’s effectiveness. We continually strive to
innovate and build new models of service to best meet the needs of our users.
The Quest for Knowledge
We value the quest for human knowledge in all its forms. We value the teaching and learning process by which knowledge is
disseminated and acquired, and we value the creative process required to produce new thought.
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library aspires to live by these guiding principles:
Diversity and Inclusion. We value and appreciate differences: of opinion, perspective, culture, race, socioeconomic status, color, sex,
national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, and physical ability.
Innovation and Creativity
We value a culture of innovation and pledge to build a creative environment that allows us to explore new ideas, learn from failure,
and continually re-envision what libraries can be.
Love of Learning
We are intellectually curious and expect to continue to learn, grow, and develop throughout our lives. We do this by reading,
through engagement in professional development, by learning from each other, and through access to cultural activities. We seek to
instill the appreciation for lifelong learning in all of our library users. (http://zsr.wfu.edu/about/library-values)
Nancy Guinn Memorial Library, Conyeo, Rockdale, GA – USA 2010
Architect: Craig Gaulden Davis in association with Studio 3 Design Group
$ 5.500.000
Enhanced Functionality: The expansion and renovation of the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library addressed a number of shortcomings
with the existing building: leaks and water damage caused by measures taken to support the rooftop mechanical units, improperly
functioning mechanical units, and an inefficient circular-oriented floor plan. A 9,000-square-foot addition brought the library’s total
size to 47,000 square feet and offers views of a wooded public park and amphitheater. A 200-seat meeting room was relocated to the
upper floor and given a separate entrance so it can be used after hours. Other amenities include three small-group study rooms, a
12-seat conference room, a children’s story hour room, and a computer training lab.
Etowah Branch Library, Etowah, Henderson County, NC – USA 2008
Area: 8,000 sqf., Cost: $ 1.300.000
Awards:
Best New Library Under 10,000 SF, 2008 North Carolina Public Library Directors Association
Located near Hendersonville, NC in a community with a population of approximately 2,700 people, this new library overlooks the
Etowah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains. Nestled on a gently sloping site, the library is the center of this small community. The
project came in under budget, has many sustainable features and is designed to accommodate future expansion. • Building facade
faces due south to maximize daylighting opportunities and capture views towards the Blue Ridge Mountains, Fritted, high
performance glass to reduce heat gain, Large 6’ overhang protects façade from summer sun but allows warmth in the winter,
Exterior uses indigenous materials and colors, Interior floor features renewable cork flooring, Multi-purpose room with after-hour
entrance, Children’s area is enclosed from rest of the public area for security and acoustical isolation. (Craig)
Pendleton Branch Library, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC – USA 2007
Area: 12,000 SF, Completion: 2007, Cost: $1.9 Million
Situated on virgin forest donated by a Clemson entomology professor for the preservation of an environmental sanctuary, the
library is built next to the ruins of an 1860 southern plantation home known as Tanglewood. Proportioned after the original home,
the exterior is classical in its articulation while the interior focuses views into the lush surrounding forest. The Children’s program
room and reading areas provide views into the archeological ruin which CGD’s design reclaimed from decades of overgrowth and
converted into an exterior reading garden and history lesson for the community. Plentiful natural daylight, Seating along the
exterior to capture views, Central circulation/help desk for visual control, Public meeting room, Children’s program room
Lobby star-burst relates back to terrazzo floor pattern in the main library (also designed by CGD). (Craig)
Horry County Library, Conway, SC – USA 2006
Area: 20,000 sqf., Cost: $ 4.300.000
Associate Architect: Moseley, Wilkins and Wood
Awards:
C. P. Quattlebaum Design Award, 2006City of Conway, South Carolina, Presented for an outstanding contribution to quality
development in the restoration, landscape or design category
Public meeting room with after hour entrance, Two-story lobby organizing public space, All shelving 66" high or less to create a
sense of openness, Plentiful windows to provide daylight, Designed to receive a 20,000 sf addition, Indirect lighting throughout,
CGD designed FF&E
This library is located on the same site, adjacent to the historic Burroughs School and Auditorium on Main Street in Conway, SC.
With plans to convert the school and auditorium into a museum and theater, the library was sited to frame an entry drive and help
organize the site into a "cultural campus" while maintaining several large live oak trees original to the school. The two story façade
of the library balances the scale and style of the auditorium façade and provides this small library with a strong civic presence visible
from Main Street. Craig)
Drs. Bruce and Lee Library, Florence, Florence County, SC – USA 2004
Building Area: 83,000 gross square feet on a 5 Acre site, Cost: $ 17.000.000
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