Bob Lucas Memorial Library (Photo – JerryShots)
ALTADENA – ColoradoBoulevard.net:
Library District engages Anderson Brulé Architects, award-winning firm known for excellence in library planning and design, and schedules Community Town Halls for March 29 and May 10.
By News Desk
The Altadena Library District announced that planning and design are underway for the multi-year project to modernize and improve its Main Library and Bob Lucas Memorial Library buildings.
The District is working with capital project manager Rachlin Partners and with Anderson Brulé Architects (ABA), an architecture firm that specializes in the creation of thriving community resources, and libraries in particular, to lead these efforts.
Altadena Library District Director Nikki Winslow said:
We are so excited to be working with ABA to reimagine our libraries for future Altadenans, We will be able to offer more public-facing spaces with study spaces and meeting rooms, making these facilities true community hubs.
“Our libraries have served as a key resource for Altadena for almost 55 years,” says Altadena Library District Trustee and Chair of the Facilities Committee Jason Capell. “Through these renovations, our library facilities will become more accessible, more sustainable and more flexible. We look forward to being able to address the future needs of the community for the next 55 years.”
“Throughout the design process, we’re paying attention to the collections, technology and all the essential elements that make a library work well,” says ABA Design Principal Mark Schoeman, who brings 30+ years of experience. “But our most important task, based on feedback from the library staff and the Altadena community, is to transform these library buildings into truly inclusive and universally accessible resources for a wide variety of stakeholder groups.”
Survey and Virtual Town Hall
To help ensure that inclusiveness, the Altadena Library District and Anderson Brulé Architects want Altadena residents to provide their input on the libraries and invite them to participate in a community survey (in Spanish).
Altadena residents also are invited to join a virtual Community Town Hall on Zoom from 6 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, March 29 to see and provide feedback on preliminary schematic plans for the Bob Lucas Memorial Library.
The District will hold a similar Community Town Hall on Zoom, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, May 10, regarding plans for the Main Library.
> For more information and to sign up, go to AltadenaLibrary.org/Next-Chapter.
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