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The New Castle Public Library’s renovation and expansion project merged the original library building, a historic house adjacent to the property, and a two-story 9,135 square foot glass addition to connect them. The expanded library features a new teen section and children’s area, improved building accessibility, and increased meeting spaces and seating areas.
The New Castle Public Library did a major renovation/expansion to increase in size from ~8,000 sq ft to 22,000 sq ft. We expanded by connecting a 160+ year old house to the existing library, keeping the ambiance of the historic neighborhood all the while expanding the capability for new technology.
The Library was too small for its service area of over 31,000 people. There was a need for more computers, meeting spaces, teen area, larger children’s area, study areas, reading areas.
Increasing the number of computers available to the public was a high priority. With that in mind, the Library was set up to double the number of computers available to the public with wiring in place for future grown. Nodes for wireless connections were strategically placed to best utilize the areas suited for laptop use.
Yes. We completed a series of interviews/surveys to find what the community wanted. Answer: more computers, more study/quiet areas, more reading areas, meeting rooms for more programs.
The community loves it. A year later, we are still getting new users and positive comments about the renovations and expansion.